The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...

I t’s literally the oldest trick in the book, although it’s one you’ve probably never seen before. And while no beautiful assistants are sawn in half, this ancient illusion – performed for the ...

Underwater archaeologists announced they had discovered the ancient wreck of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast ...

The Greek city of Rhodes emerged victorious from a yearlong siege by the Macedonian noble Demetrius Poliorcetes in 304 b.c. To commemorate their city’s resilience, the Rhodians built a towering bronze ...

Turkey is a place rich in history and beauty, dotted with millennia-old cities, many of which originated from ancient Greek ...

WHILE I LOVE blue skies, sunshine and summertime, I do very much enjoy the Christmas season. What makes it even more delightful is the abundance of fabulous music.

How archaeologists are rediscovering the ancient world's most marvelous monuments The canonical Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were renowned for their size or splendor and—in all cases—the ...

If there’s one word that defines the current state of Nigerian football, it is corruption. The Nigeria Football Federation, ...

Legendary landmarks like the hanging gardens of Babylon and the Colossus of Rhodes are brought back to life in the Seven Wonders of the World show in Shoreditch.

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, in modern-day Turkey, was an ornate memorial built for Carian ruler Mausolus and overseen by his sister-wife Artemesia II.

Main Street in Thermopolis maintains that classic small-town Wyoming character without feeling like a tourist trap. Local businesses actually serve locals, which means reasonable prices and genuine ...