A spectacular necropolis just outside Naples contains stunning tombs that were carved into rock by the ancient Greeks who ...

By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens ...

Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have ...

A painting made inside a cave in Mexico, which houses art made centuries ago, has been carved from the wall by looters with ... lack of respect towards the ancient inhabitants of the desert ...

Ruins of the ancient ... in the walls of one of the cisterns. The lack of specific attributes and its uniqueness in the archaeological context raise various hypotheses. Some suggest a connection to ...

Archaeologists working with the Israel Antiquities Authority recently uncovered what they believe to be a site of ancient ... Jerusalem Walls National Park, uncovered eight rooms carved from ...

Polish archaeologists returned to the ancient city of Ptolemais in Libya ... Inside, the team found a mask carved into the wall depicting a relatively featureless human face.

AN ANCIENT underground labyrinth city with its own advanced water system has been discovered after researchers stumbled across it in a garden. The sprawling network of twisting passages was found ...

I’ve been soaped and scrubbed in bathhouses in Morocco and Spain many times, yet I’d never experienced one of the most famous ...

The central grave includes a coffin carved ... from lining walls to serve as a fire retardant for Mesopotamians to a plaster popular for use in the construction of pyramids by the ancient Egyptians.

A remarkable discovery of underground tunnels beneath Cusco’s historic district is offering fresh insights into Inca ...

Zahi Hawass describes some of the private tombs of the Old Kingdom, built in the expectation of continuing needs in the afterlife ...