Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

Researchers have found evidence of an Ottoman fortress in the Black Sea city of Odesa that had long proved elusive.

Archaeologists are excavating a Roman-era watchtower in Croatia that was "built in a strategic location" on the banks of the ...

Archaeologists in southern Jordan have uncovered the long-lost Byzantine city of Tharais, tucked away on the southeast coast ...

After months of uncertainty, the race to become California’s next governor started Thursday. Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision Wednesday to bypass the ...

Though the surviving structures date to the Coptic era, Egypt said the site was first settled in the 3rd century BCE.

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