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

If so, what was a capital with a menorah decoration on it doing here ... who specializes in ancient architectural decoration, "While Corinthian capitals with smooth leaves were common throughout ...

Decoding Medieval Manuscripts, aims to debunk the notion that they were always thus. “Just as we understand emojis or the ...

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

This verse is strikingly similar to the verse from the second paragraph of Shema, “If you continually hear My Commandments ...

A group of students recently recreated a rice dish using an ancient recipe – and the results were unusual. The challenge was undertaken by researchers at the Yuelu Academy of Hunan University in ...

A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors. The complete spears made of spruce and pine are among the oldest known ...

An earthquake in Croatia led to a chain of events that helped archaeologists recently discover an ancient Roman theater, officials say. Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media announced the find ...

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

But some observations suggest that ancient Mars may have been warmer, wetter and more favorable for life. Even though scientists observing the surface of Mars conclude that it was once warmer than ...

A large ancient Egyptian fortress in the northern Sinai Desert had an elaborate landscape of 500 trees leading to its entrance more than 2,000 years ago, new excavations reveal. Archaeologists ...