Benin City has grown from the historic Kingdom of Benin into a vibrant metropolis with the new Museum of West African Art.

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom.

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Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

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Zhao Zeming, the concert's music director and a young composer, states that the guqin and the Grand Canal mirror two ...

In 1947, a Norwegian explorer crossed the Pacific on a wooden boat to challenge theories about ancient migration.

Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of the fire that ravaged an ancient residential building ...

The museum's deputy administrator said a water pipe leak last month severely damaged between 300 and 400 documents.

Dunhuang, a pivotal hub on the ancient Silk Road, served as a crossroads where diverse civilizations converged, giving birth ...

Kyoto researchers found that, given two weeks at room temperature, a familiar snack can nudge water into natural fermentation ...

We chat with creator Steven S. DeKnight and star Nick Tarabay about the resurrection of Ashur, a heel turned hero.