Iraq's foreign minister declared the successful retrieval of various artifacts and textured paintings from Japan and ...

This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

In addition, in the far southeast, the land was once part of Mesopotamia. Independence came after struggles ... becoming a mosque when the Ottoman Empire took control of the city. It was a museum from ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey, have discovered five Roman statues, including Aphrodite and Eros.

The city of Crotone, a historic jewel of Magna Graecia, is embracing its Greek heritage with the addition of a new, imposing ...

Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president ...

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb that is richly decorated with wall paintings.

In the 1850s, cuneiform was just a series of baffling scratches on clay, waiting to spill the secrets of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia By Joshua Hammer Queen Victoria’s marriage to ...

Iraq recovered stolen artifacts from Japan and Switzerland, marking a significant step in preserving the country's rich ...

A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. Federal support ...