Persepolis is one of the ancient sites of Iran, which for many years has been the capital during the Achaemenid Empire.
"We weren't actually looking for a pot of gold." Archaeologists were recently excavating a house from the third century B.C.E ...
A marble statue of Hermes along with statue fragments of ancient Greek deities have been unearthed during excavations at the ...
Between 2015 and 2017, control of Palmyra shifted between IS and the Syrian army before Assad’s forces, backed by Russia and Iran-aligned militias ... Sheep enclosures dot the ruins, plastic debris ...
Between 2015 and 2017, control of Palmyra shifted between IS and the Syrian army before Assad's forces, backed by Russia and Iran ... dot the ruins, plastic debris blending with ancient stone.
Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, experts are turning their attention to the country’s war-torn heritage sites, hoping to restore these treasures and revive a tourism industry ...
For Morocco’s Jews, the festival of Purim, beginning March 13, has contemporary resonance, illustrating the tenuous existence ...