Construction workers preparing to build a residential block in Italy have unearthed a pair of 1,800-year-old Roman pools found beneath scrapyard. The two structures, reaching depths of up to four ...

Explore the incredible story of Pharaoh Seti I’s 3,000-year-old sarcophagus, from its discovery by the giant adventurer Giovanni Belzoni in the Valley of the Kings to its dramatic transport to Sir ...

Jan. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1777, the Continental Army commanded by Gen. George Washington defeated the British at Princeton, N.J. A portrait of Washington following the Battle of ...

In 2009, archaeologists discovered a Coptic monastery in Abydos founded in the fifth century a.d. Embedded in its floor was a large fragment of an inscription that was more than 1,500 years older. The ...

• At least 544 people have been killed as Iran enters a third week of nationwide anti-government protests, according to a US-based rights group. A communications blackout imposed by authorities has ...

Avocados aren’t the most obvious fruit to inspire a devoted following. They resemble an odd-shaped egg with a reptile’s bumpy skin, their pale greenish flesh is slimy and is rarely cooked, and their ...

Tracing the evolution of royal funerary practices during the 18th Dynasty, one of ancient Egypt’s greatest and most dynamic periods The 18th Dynasty represents a pivotal period in ancient Egyptian ...

Read full article: Local students compete with ideas to make San Antonio a better place at 8th annual Speak Up Speak Out Civics Fair Juan Diego Balderas Velez, left, Erick Velasquez Ovalle, center ...