Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Earthquakes, looting and Nile floods obscured much of ruler Amenhotep III's temple until archaeologists ... who scavenged stone blocks and statues for their own temples. Much of the site, near ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

Archaeologists excavating an area near Ramesseum Temple found several ancient tombs with canopic jars and hundreds of statues, photos show. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Standing in front ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

The lower part of the statue, which depicts King Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers, was found in 1930.

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study adds to evidence that statues were more than ...

He wanted the officials to revive the old and ancient trekking route to Vibhuti Mutt and also to protect the statues carved out of stones located at various places in the temple town. The EO said ...

Dr Sivanagi Reddy raised the alarm on Wednesday after inspecting the site, following information provided by Sriramoju ...