Major historical events are shaped by a series of contextual factors, whether they are economic, political, social, or all of ...

If we were to ask what is the world’s oldest active monarchy, most readers would probably say the British without giving it ...

Khazneh, Petra’s famous Treasury building, may unlock secrets about its construction and the mysterious Nabatean civilization that built it. A team of researchers, including academics from the ...

Perched on a basalt cliff on the rugged coast of Northern Ireland, Dunluce Castle is an imposing ruin that dominates the horizon of County Antrim. Isolated by its steep cliffs and surrounded by the ...

Basil II crowned by angels in a miniature of the Venetian Psalter. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons In an era long before any concept of dignified treatment for defeated enemies, during a ...

View of the bath complex and other structures discovered in ancient Halaesa in Sicily. Credit: Regione Siciliana / Università degli Studi di Palermo In the ancient city of Halaesa Archonidea (now ...

Although geostrategic interests change throughout history, for many centuries, some alliances have defied the passage of time, remaining stable and renewing themselves as if they were unaffected by ...

There are historical figures who have gone down in history more for some inconsequential anecdote than for the significance they had in the context in which they lived. This is what happened with a ...

The Iron Age stone sarcophagus, already opened and with the skeleton perfectly preserved inside. Credit: Andrea Babbi / Cnr Ispc / LEIZA Located on Mount Bisenzo, near Lake Bolsena in Italy, this site ...

Excavations at the ancient Mayan city of Ucanal, Guatemala. Credit: Proyecto Arqueológico Ucanal A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports has revealed mercury ...

One of the Neolithic silos discovered in Pfulgriesheim, France.. Credit: Simon Diemer / INRAP Located in northeastern France, in the Alsace region, the Pfulgriesheim site has been the subject of ...

Petroglyphs in Fugoppe Cave. Credit: Board of Education of Yoichi Town Located in the small fishing town of Yoichi, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, is Fugoppe Cave, an archaeological site that ...