Vom Pagoda in Thieu Khanh Ward (Thanh Hoa City) is an ancient temple whose sanctuary is carved directly into a rocky cliff, ...

After her death, Hatshepsut’s names and representations such as statues were systematically erased from her monuments.

Inside an ancient pagoda in Binh Dinh province stand two national treasures known as “Mr. Black” and “Mr. Red” - the largest, ...

A recent study challenges the long-held belief that Queen Hatshepsut's statues were destroyed out of spite by Thutmose III.

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of the power they contained.

While tracing the stone capstan that trackers used to moor their boats along the Yongning River in Xuyong county, Luzhou, Sichuan province, Liu Xin and his colleagues made a serendipitous discovery of ...

With its lotus-filled reservoirs and carved stone pillars, Laos ’ Vat Phou temple bears a striking resemblance to Cambodia ’s Angkor Wat —except for the crowds.

Scans of a hill showed a dense concentration of abandoned buildings, so archaeologists started digging. Here’s what they ...

Ritual ‘retirement’ rather than family feud might explain why so many figures of the female pharaoh are broken and cracked.

Stepping up to the table, the tourist squinted to make out what lay underneath the dusty glass top. “ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GAME, ...