In Orthodox Christian iconography, a peculiar icon of Saint Christopher can be seen, depicting him with a dog's head.

The devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel in Libya led to an unexpected archaeological discovery: an ancient Greek tombstone made of limestone. Ancient Greek tombstone found in Libya ...

archaeological excavations in Libya had been paused due to civil war. But archaeologists were finally able to return to the country in 2023 and, while performing excavations in the ancient city of ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

Outside of Europe, Egypt was known for its complex societies in the same time period, but the western coast of the Mediterranean Sea was long thought of as an “empty land,” void of permanent ...

Discover how genetic data supports archeological evidence that some hunter-gatherers who originated in Europe ‘held out’ on ...

With Purim around the corner, I want readers to learn a little about how Jews who lived in Arab and Muslim countries for ...

Louis Hansel via Unsplash Much of what we know about the Bronze Age, a period between 2200 B.C and 800 B.C., is thanks to evidence left behind by ancient people in Europe. The era was ...

An ancient Megillat Esther scroll dating back to the 19th century, bearing rare stamps from the community of Gaza expatriates ...

Ancient Greek women were defiant and established themselves as respected doctors, philosophers, and mathematicians in Greece thousands of years ago.

The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to ...