It is believed that while deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, French philologist and orientalist Jean-Francois Champollion ...

Thanks to International Museum Day, two major exhibitions spotlighting ancient Chinese and Syrian civilizations are opening ...

For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...

How far back does Chinese civilization go? In this historical documentary, Kings and Generals explore the Shang and Zhou dynasties to trace the origins of one of the world’s oldest continuous cultures ...

Shaolin monks practice martial arts at the Pagoda Forest of the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Central China's Henan Province.

Senior Chinese official Li Shulei has called for strengthened cooperation with Egypt in culture, tourism, media, publishing ...

The shift from ancient to modern metropolises often leaves historians and curious minds asking: which are the oldest ...