Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...

Gnarled trunks and spindly offshoots both layer atop and are masked by Gaines' sequences, all viewed through sheets of ...

The archaeologists now think that the necropolis arose somewhere within a drier portion of the ancient city, and was constructed over the course of several burial phases during the Iron Age.

“We decided to place it horizontally to give the chance to have the feeling to walk in the ancient city of Rome,” said Claudio Parisi Presicce, Rome cultural heritage superintendent. Only about a ...

Nolli Map of Rome is the best map of any city ever for three reasons: accuracy, detail, and influence. I’m not going to say ...

Situated in central China, this remarkable city is over 3,000 years old, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the capital of 13 ancient Chinese dynasties, including the ...

Morocco, a country with a rich and diverse history, is home to some of the most breathtaking ancient sites in Africa. Among them stands Volubilis, an incredibly well-preserved Roman city near ...

Construction on the first two phases of MAPS-4 sidewalk projects is now underway across Oklahoma City. City leaders have announced that the funds will be used to build more than 35 new sidewalks ...

Traveling along the Tea Horse Road unlocks a land of teahouses, centuries-old monasteries, and epic valley views.

Muzzamil Hussain was in grade school when the first bombs fell on the playground outside of his classroom in Kargil, a mountain city in the ... currencies across the ancient world.

The Pamukkale travertines are limestone slopes and thermal water pools that have attracted visitors since before the days of Ancient Greece, when the spa town of Hierapolis was founded at the top.

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...