Archaeologists have discovered a 3,500-year-old military fortress with a zigzag-style wall in the north Sinai Desert of Egypt ...

Archaeologists discover a hidden treasure trove of Persian coins that may have been used to pay soldiers more than 2,400 years ago.

Only one ancient account mentions the existence of Xerxes Canal, long thought to be a tall tale. But archaeology is confirming that Persia's engineering triumph was real. Land and seaThis view from ...

Monumental rock art in Arabia reveals how ancient communities survived, thrived, and expressed identity in a once forbidding ...

Ancient Persia pioneered air conditioning with windcatchers, refrigeration with yakhchals, and milling with windmills. These technologies, dating back as early as 3100 BCE, reveal the remarkable ...

They were mentioned in the Old Testament and treated as a luxury in ancient Persia. Now, pistachios are having a moment in the U.S. Janelle Connell, a registered dietitian and personalized nutrition ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. On a moonlit night, music floated through the ruins of Persepolis as Iranian officials, diplomats and locals ...

Deep-sea divers from the Society for the Documentation of Submerged Sites, working with Sicily’s Superintendency of the Sea, discovered the bronze helmet—this one complete with cheekpieces, an ...

Amelia Dhuga is a writer based in Tunis. She also writes news and features for Istanbul, Beirut, and London publications. Sekanjabin is a traditional Persian syrup made from vinegar, honey or sugar, ...

Sekanjabin is a traditional Persian syrup made from vinegar, honey or sugar, and fresh mint, often served over ice with grated cucumber as a cooling summer drink. With roots in medieval medicine, the ...

Persian engineers developed massive dome-shaped ice houses called yakhchals that stored winter ice through scorching summers. Built with special insulating mortar and underground chambers, these 2,400 ...

A claim regarding an unusual manner of debate apparently practiced by ancient Persians has appeared on social media every so often. According to the claim, men in the Persian Empire would debate ideas ...