As the APEC meetings started with the opening of APEC week on Monday, the host city of Gyeongju — once the capital of the ancient Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.-935 A.D.) — unveiled its transformation into an ...

Thonis-Heracleion, Alexandria, Meroë, and Jenne-Jeno were once centers of sophistication and wealth, but their fortunes waned over time. Although their ancient splendors disappeared from sight, ...

In the deep heart of southern Nigeria, where the echoes of royal drums once called people to gather in reverence, ancient traditions still hold an unbreakable grip on the soul of the people. The ...

It’s so often said that it’s become a cliché in modern politics: Israel has been the Jewish homeland for 3,000 years or more. Modern Israel, they say, is heir to the ancient kingdom of David and ...

Cleopatra is one of the most iconic figures of Ancient Egypt; yet little actual evidence remains of her reign. On a dusty desert plain, 75 miles from Cairo, archaeologist Basem Gehad is hoping to ...

Newlywed couples wearing ancient attire walk into a ceremony hand in hand in Fuzhou. [Photo by Zheng Shuai/for chinadaily.com.cn] A grand collective ancient wedding ceremony was held in Shangxiahang ...

Excavations in central China uncovered a 5,000-year-old tomb filled with artifacts from the Dawenkou Culture. Experts believe the size of the tomb and wealth of the artifacts show the owner was a ...

Scattered across the archeological sites of the Eurasian continent, hundreds of female-shaped statues have resurfaced, dating back to more than 40,000 years ago. Colloquially known as “Venus” statues, ...

Kingdom Hearts has developed an unfavorable and often inaccurate reputation over the years. Ahead of Kingdom Hearts 4, let's take a look at the most common complaints and see if they hold any truth to ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ...

2014: Poaching and the ensuing dramatic declines in elephant populations, and the effects thereof on the ecosystem. In 2018 the impacts of the proposed Stiegler’s Gorge hydropower dam (more recently ...