After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Explore the captivating journey of ancient Greek astronomy in which mythological tales and mathematical precision mix together.

New research indicates that hominins appeared in Europe earlier than previously thought, changing the current understanding ...

The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

This 1620 version of The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, first compiled some 2,100 years ago, includes a map of qi lines ... have a ward devoted to ancient cures.

Archeological findings have surpassed previous records set by Spain and Turkey with this region now being named the oldest European site yielding human fossils.

Athens wears its long history lightly — you’ll even find locals sunbathing beside an ancient temple on one ... Insider tip: There’s no map of the cemetery and the tombstones follow an ...

Forget Croatia and Greece - if you want an alternative European summer trip, head to these Balkan beaches in Albania, Montenegro, and beyond.

You could blindfold yourself and randomly point to a European map and the odds are high that your finger would ... But there are a few that stand out and define the continent. When it comes to ancient ...