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The grandson of a former Italian prime minister has returned to Greece an ancient vase presented as a state gift over 70 ...

Every September, millions of tourists flock to Munich for Oktoberfest. However, the true centre of German beer culture lies ...

As Italian prime minister, Alcide De Gasperi oversaw the post-World War II return to Greece of Rhodes and the other ...

These treasured objects — including a ceremonial mask from Calakmul, a recent archaeological discovery from the Maya ...

Ice has a remarkable ability to preserve history, which is why we often say something is "frozen in time." When temperat ...

Text by MENNA ZAKI & AHMAD PARHIZIConservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an ...

In a region known for hosting some of the earliest evidence of modern humans, DNA analysis was sparse. Until now.

A BIBLICAL-era bronze sword linked to a powerful ancient Egyptian Pharaoh has been discovered at 3,000-year-old army barracks. A team of archaeologists digging up the ancient fort discovered the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the sword of Ramses II, one of Egypt’s most renowned pharaohs, during recent excavations in ...

Scenes like those out of a horror film unfolded in Lebanon this week. Randa Najdi, a 35-year-old Arabic teacher, was meandering through a crowded market in southern Beirut on 17 September when an ...