The Governorate of AlUla commemorated the International Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage, observed annually on October 17.

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The origins of Rome have been debated for centuries but one tale has prevailed over the rest: twin brothers Romulus and Remus ...

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...

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Long before Pericles' Golden Age, an aristocrat named Cleisthenes laid the true foundation for Athenian democracy.

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Ahmed Lachhab, a Susquehanna University associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, has received a Getty Foundation grant to support his participation at an international conference in ...

A 2,700-year-old temple discovered in Turkey may unveil secrets of ancient mother goddess worship, featuring sacred caves and ...

Researchers have carried out the most comprehensive geoarchaeological survey of Egypt's Karnak Temple near Luxor—one of the ancient world's largest temple complexes and a UNESCO World Heritage site ...

For centuries, we have imagined ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, as a dry and dusty valley, with its temples and stadiums anchored in a terrestrial landscape dominated by the ...