The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a monumental structure built on the island of Pharos. Soaring over 350 feet tall, its three tiered design featured a ...

The origins of ancient Greek city names like Athens and Olympia reflect mythology, history, and the development of Greek ...

There’s something electric about walking down a street where every stone beneath your feet has witnessed empires rise and fall. In a handful of places around the globe, the ancient past doesn’t hide ...

Built during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, the pyramids on the Giza Plateau has been drawing visitors for thousands of years. The earliest records of tourists dates back to the 5 th century BCE, when Greek ...

Egypt, third millennium b.c. The Great Pyramid of Giza is both the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one still standing. Built by the pharaoh Khufu (reigned ca. 2551–2528 b.c.) to serve as his ...

Fallen pyramids, lost statues, and drowning cities reveal how fragile wonders are, and how fiercely people fight to remember ...

Aerial photo showing a fifteenth-century citadel on the island of Pharos, where the Lighthouse of Alexandria once stood, and a digital image of the underwater remnants of the monument Coin showing the ...

Sobering images of buildings, bridges and monuments damaged or destroyed in wars and conflicts throughout history. While some ...

Calakmul remained relatively undisturbed until gum harvesters in Mexico led an American botanist to them in 1931. Here’s what ...

The British Museum is well placed to refer to the discovery of the Library of Ashurbanipal as “one of the most important” ...

Seven gold pendants dating back 1,500 years have been found in Råde, a rare treasure that depicting divine protection.

Kiowa tribal members revisit their ancestral homelands to honor their creation story during the anniversary of the United ...