An ancient Egyptian board game piece was repurposed centuries later in Sudan into a dazzling gold-and-amethyst pendant.

The air is quiet but charged with energy, like the moments after a lightning bolt arcs across the sky during a thunderstorm. Then, the thunder returns – the drum rumbles. The lions have arrived, ...

An ancient rock fortress in Sri Lanka offering breathtaking views, frescoes, and a glimpse into royal history.

One of the lion's head discs discovered in the grave Dafna Gazit / Israel Antiquities Authority Archaeologists have discovered four bronze discs in a 1,900-year-old Roman grave in central Israel. The ...

NEW ORLEANS EAST (WVUE) -Dating back 1,000 to 2,000 years, the art of lion dancing is ancient. On a warm and humid February afternoon in New Orleans East, the performers bringing their hollowed and ...

In Rome’s Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial spectacles were not merely human-versus-human affairs. Gladiators also were ...