Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient ...

Coltrane, a jazz virtuoso who devoted much of her life to a spiritual journey, is a beacon for today’s artists. An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter The first ...

A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle Paleolithic eras. Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that ...

Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...

Child: The ancient Egyptian civilisation began 5,000 years ago and lasted 3,000 years! It was located along the River Nile in north-east Africa. I better write this down! Oh! I’ve lost my pen.

Hamid Rahmanian (Iranian, born 1968), Kay Kavous and the Flying Throne [detail], from Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings, 2015, digital print on metallic paper, 13 x 19 inches. Collection of ...

Experience St. Peter's Basilica in revolutionary ways with AI and photogrammetry. A groundbreaking collaboration between Microsoft, the Vatican, and Iconem reveals hidden details while preserving ...