Bones of contention

How the Qin forged a great power from the fragments of the Warring States

Danish archæologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old circle of wooden piles that they say could be linked to Stonehenge in Britain. The 45 Neolithic-era wooden pieces, in a circle with a diameter of a

In the Basilica Cistern deep beneath the streets of Istanbul lie mysterious statues of the monstrous gorgon

PYRAMIDS, obelisks, coffins and sphinxes are embedded in ...

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

A new exhibition explores the enduring artistry of ancient Egypt