In a vibrant Baghdad district, labourers are working tirelessly to repair the centuries-old shrine of a revered rabbi in an ...

In a remarkable cultural revival in the heart of Baghdad, the long-forgotten shrine of Rabbi Isaac Gaon, a revered Jewish ...

Colorful mosaic discovered about 35 years ago south of Kibbutz Urim in the Gaza border region is displayed to the public for ...

Now, researchers have traced where and when the mutation arose -- and how it protected our ancestors from ancient ... New Ancient Fish Species Earliest Known Salmon Ancestor May 9, 2025 — The ...

His unexplored tomb at Nemrut Dağ may show us more about death and worship in ancient Turkey. Several colossal heads that once stood in the mausoleum of Antiochus I of Commagene now lie in front ...

The ancient Greek word daimon—from which the modern "demon" derives—referred to god-like spirits and supernatural forces. While a daimon could be good or evil, the latter was a malevolent ...

Aaron Koller from New York has been appointed to the historic role which was inaugurated by Henry VIII in 1540 ...

In a 2017 study in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers looked at the ancient DNA of five Canaanites who lived between 3,650 and 3,750 years ago and who were buried in Sidon, an ...