To be opened on March 2, The History of the World in 100 Objects narrates the development and diversities of global history through a selection of artifacts, pieces of artwork and other kinds of objects from the British Museum's encyclopedia collection.
With a veritable treasure trove of sculptures, the Afrodisyas Museum near Turkey’s Aegean coast takes visitors back more than two millennia to sample some of the most striking statues produced in the region.
As Iraqi forces fight to take back Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), archaeologists trained by the British Museum are preparing for another battle; trying to save what they can of the city’s heritage.
The top of a limestone column discovered in the Western Galilee may pinpoint the location of the ancient village of Peqi’in, where the Galilean sages hid in a cave from the Romans 1,800 years ago, Israeli antiquities experts say.
Archaeologists and engineers have geared up to bring a 2,000-year-old Roman bath to light in Yozgat's Sarıkaya district. The public bath, which is also called the "King's Daughter" by locals, is considered to be an important historical stru
A polished bronze mirror unearthed in China's most complete Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) cemetery bears the earliest known image of Confucius, while the writing on it may offer more information about the educator and philosopher who lived about 2,50
A house dating back around 1,900 years, which is decorated with frescoes showing scenes of nature, has been discovered at the archaeological site of Omrit in northern Israel. Phallic amulets were also found at the site.
The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps with the generous support of Poland, can now be ordered from the World Heritage Centre website.
Exhibition "Tomb Treasures: New Discoveries from China's Han Dynasty" at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, the United States, on Feb 17, 2017. The exhibition featuring over 160 rare selections from recent excavations in China's Jiangsu prov
After two days of violations, the Dahshour necropolis, where the both pyramids of King Senefru are located, has been restored to its former state.
Tutankhamun’s splendour is revealed to the world
The Temple of Artemis in the Selçuk district of İzmir has turned into a swamp because of neglect and a lack of interest by authorities.
The new Sarıkamış Panorama Museum built in a National Park in northeastern Turkey's Allahuekber Mountains will take visitors on a journey through time and enable them to experience the World War I battle of Sarıkamış with vir
The operator of Xi'an's subway system has defended a controversial mural of an ancient monk that commuters have criticized as historically inaccurate.
It has been 48 years since the "Tatar Tümülüsü" was illegally excavated and pieces of the Tatar tomb were smuggled abroad. Today the 2,500 year-old wooden tomb has been returned to Turkey and portions of it are now slated to be exhibited in Afyo
