A team of archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be the long-forgotten Byzantine settlement of Tharais, offering significant new insights into the history of Christianity in the Middle East ...

An expert believes that he has rediscovered the lost Byzantine settlement of Tharais in southern Jordan. Archaeologist ...

Five ancient Middle Eastern empires and why they are important The first civilisations appeared in the Middle East and before long a number of empires were competing for control of the region ...

Set in a stunning valley, this ancient desert oasis has birthed flourishing civilisations. Now, after years of being closed to outsiders, it's starting to reveal its secrets.

Human violence in the Middle East has ebbed and flowed since 12000 B.C., with spikes in the Copper and Iron ages and a lull in the Bronze Age, new research finds.

The maps are a unique window into how people thought of, dreamed of, and envisioned the Holy Land 500 years ago - Click the link for more details.

The Nixon Library will host “The Ancient World: Unlocking The Middle East” for the next year. The new exhibit features dozens of artifacts and interactive displays.

An analysis of thousands of ancient skeletons has revealed intriguing details about the history of violence millennia ago, specifically in the Middle East.

R esearchers have now decoded a Babylonian tablet, which is thought to be the oldest map of the world. It was created between ...

Ancient Humans Mapped Out Hunting Device on Boulders Humans carved into boulders precise, to-scale representations of the large "desert kites" they built in the Middle East.

Map of the northern Middle East showing the Arabian and Eurasian plates and their collision zone, as well as the study area, the Kurdistan region of Iraq.