An ancient city containing houses, pottery, tools, and a necropolis has been unearthed in Egypt near Abydos and Temple of Seti the First. Thought to be a lost ancient capital of Egypt dating back to 5 ...

Archaeologists in northern Iraq have discovered the remains of a massive villa, royal gardens and other structures buried deep underground at what was once the ancient Assyrian capital of Khorsabad, a ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a "massive" building that was once part of Egypt’s ancient capital city. Experts discovered the building, which measures 56 feet by 48 feet, in the town of Mit Rahina, 12 ...

SAQQARA, Egypt — Ancient workshops and tombs dating back 4,000 years were unveiled by antiquities authorities Saturday, at a sprawling pharaonic necropolis outside Cairo, Egypt's capital. Clay pots ...

It doesn’t take long after climbing off the packed commuter train to realize that Kaifeng, once one of the most powerful ancient capitals of China, clearly has been left behind. Which makes it a very ...

The largest water management feature in Khmer history was built in the 10th century as part of a short-lived ancient capital in northern Cambodia to store water but the system failed in its first year ...

The ancient Persian capital of Persepolis, in a vast and arid plain 40 miles from Shiraz in southern Iran, is the greatest ancient site between the Holy Land and India. This is a rare place that ...

KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) -An immersive art space in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto is offering a novel experience to visitors from around the world, aiming to dissolve the boundary between ...

EVEN AS old civilisations go, China boasts an impressive number of ancient capitals—nine by some counts. They are scattered throughout history and over much of the map. Now some of these former ...