Tag: Ancient

Mentioned in the sacred texts of all three Abrahamic faiths, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon, in modern-day Iraq, is ...

The recent discovery of 40 ancient tombs at Iraq’s Mosul Dam has underscored the effect of the climate crisis on ...

Artefacts from the ancient, submerged city of Canopus off the coast of Alexandria have surfaced for the first time in ...

A 13-year drought may have played a role in the collapse of ancient Maya civilization. By analysing a stalagmite found ...

Six-hundred-year-old stone carvings have been revealed on a beach on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The petroglyphs were found ...

A marble bust dating from the first century CE in the early days of the ancient Roman Empire and believed ...

Four treasures from the ancient Dacian civilisation that were stolen from a Dutch museum in January are still missing—but may ...

Sotheby's has returned ancient gems linked to the Buddha's remains following pressure from the Indian government. The jewel collection, a ...

Located just 12 kilometres from the Sacred City of Caral-Supe in present-day Peru, Peñico flourished between 1800BC and 1500BC—roughly concurrent ...

A mosaic panel stolen from Pompeii by a German Nazi captain during the second world war has been returned to ...