Among the greatest marvels of Ancient Egypt is the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, the last remaining of the seven wonders of ...

Local farmers discovered thousands of terracotta warrior statues in Shaanxi, China, in 1974. How much do you know about these ...

To truly get an impression of the place, the only way is by traveling it, she believes. For the next 44 years, Rawson returned to China nearly every year, traveled alone sometimes, and even once slept ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of a yet unknown Egyptian pharaoh who ruled 3,600 years ago during a time of political ...

A fierce rivalry between four scholars ignited a race to crack the world’s oldest writing, unlocking the secrets of Mesopotamia after millennia of silence.

Remains of inscriptions depicting the goddesses Isis and Nephthys were found in the tomb, with yellow cartouches that once ...

A royal tomb from a little-known dynasty and Greek language writings on pottery are among the latest archaeological ...

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When I started at UOB last year, I had not told anyone I was trans. It is a lonely situation to find yourself in, and in all ...

For centuries, the study of cuneiform—the world’s oldest known writing system—relied on painstaking manual transcription, with scholars dedicating years to deciphering individual tablets.

This approach allowed communication across different languages. For example, the Proto-Cuneiform script, Linear A script and Cretan Hieroglyphs mainly used ideograms (meaning symbols) and logograms ...

Explore the rich culture of Mexico’s southernmost states, Oaxaca and Chiapas — from historic ruins and colourful cities to diverse landscapes and distinctive food.