Located in the Arctic Ocean, between the Chukchi Sea and the East Siberian Sea, Wrangel Island is a 7,600 km² enclave, equivalent in size to Crete. It is part of Russia’s Chukotka Autonomous District ...

Meanwhile, the TIMES magazine said the oldest recorded new year festivities date back to 2000 BC in ancient Mesopotamia, where Iraq is now. In China, the year begins on the second new moon ...

These are the events and people that shaped the history of travel, from early pilgrimages and the Age of Discovery, to the ...

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a 1,7200-year-old artifact found in a city where Jesus spent most of his life.

Let’s take a look. New Year festivities date back to at least 2000 BC in ancient Mesopotamia, where present-day Iraq is located. These celebrations, which could last up to 12 days, kickstarted on the ...

The Xiongnu Empire formed in Mongolia in the late 3rd century BC and lasted for roughly 300 years ... the Islamic world by moving the capital to their power base in Baghdad in Mesopotamia (modern-day ...

According to the first assessment by the archaeology service, the headless statue is from the Hellenistic period (between 323 and 31 BC), said the police statement. Authorities also released a ...

In 2000, while with the RCMP, Burton was captain of the St. Roch II, retracing the voyage of the first ship to circumnavigate North America. 1:56 This is BC: B.C. athlete makes history “They ...

Mysterious carvings discovered on the structure's floor. Credit: Kobi Harati / City of David A remarkable archaeological find has come to light on the eastern slope of the City of David, within the ...

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