In 1071, a small nomadic dynasty—named the Seljuks after their founder—fought a battle against Byzantine forces under the ...

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

A man who found a hoard of 11th Century coins just months into his archaeology career said the discovery was made all the more sweet by being unearthed near his home town. Andrew Pegg, 49 ...

a god of war and a warrior playing music. (Jumps of lacquer, missing parts). Height: 16.2 cm, 19th century a pair in gold-lacquered wood ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - As Catholics and many others across the world mourn and observe the death of Pope Francis, we look back at another pope who died on April 21 nearly 1,000 years ago.

COVERING NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY: THIS WEEKEND -- THE 11TH ANNUAL "LIVE LIKE JAKE" 5-K WILL TAKEOVER DOWNTOWN ABACOA IN JUPITER. IT'S ALL IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR CHILDHOOD DROWNING ...

A trap door in the Pompeian Room of the 16th-century Villa Farnesina in Rome revealed previously unknown frescoes by the painter Carlo Maratta and two students.Credit...Filippo Monteforte/Agence ...

Andrew Pegg, from Leiston, Suffolk, retrained as an archaeologist before unearthing a hoard of 11th Century coins near the town A man who found a hoard of 11th Century coins just months into his ...

As just one prominent example, New York’s Museum of Modern Art recently opened the excellent show “Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction,” featuring more than a century’s worth ...

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...