In Lugo’s dynamic pieces, “Black figure” is a double entendre, referring both to the likenesses of trailblazing individuals ...
After the conquests of Alexander the Great in Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty established Alexandria, the jewel of the ...
In 72 hours, a first-time traveler savors rainlit Roman nights, the Sistine Chapel’s glory, and the timeless drama of the ...
Archaeologists in western Turkey uncover a Hellenistic marble head believed to depict the Greek goddess Hestia.
Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.
She approached chimps as she did people: on their own terms. By Sam Anderson ...
The Pahon Cave in Gabon offers archaeologists a well-preserved look into the Late Stone Age time period in central Africa, ...
A new theory from the University of Bristol suggests that one of history's most famous medieval artifacts may have served a surprising purpose. The Bayeux Tapestry, the iconic 68-meter embroidered ...
IT is said that Christmas has become too commercial—as if in Early Christian times it was just commercial enough—but the real ...