The pieces are part of the heads of Naga, archaeologists said, a guardian deity thought to have sheltered the Buddha from ...

India’s rich history and culture are showcased through the UNESCO world heritage sites. From ancient forts to stunning ...

Experts are carefully uncovering traces of the original paint and fragments of gold leaf that once adorned the 2,000-year-old ...

Ancient Greek temples positioned around the Agora were dedicated to patron gods like Athena for Athens and Zeus for Olympia.

A just-revealed Queen Elizabeth statue has gone viral—and for all the wrong reasons. Here's what you need to know about the ...

Unusual tusks on preserved skulls of dicynodonts influenced the look of a mythical beast painted by Southern Africa’s San people, a researcher suspects.

New genetic research helps debunk a popular theory about Easter Island and the mysterious decline of its indigenous ...

A recent study of an ancient Mesopotamian sculpture using cutting-edge technology has provided information about the earliest ...

Conservationists battle lichens eroding ancient Persepolis, aiming to preserve intricate carvings and structures from ...

The new study, published in Nature, chips away at some of the geological puzzles about the Altar Stone, suggesting that the slab originated 750 kilometers (470 miles) away in Scotland’s Orcadian Basin ...

Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: ...

The Assyrian relief panel from the palace of Nimrud escaped destruction by Islamic State because it had been stolen in the ...