The discovery of a long-missing fragment of a colossal statue of King Ramses II has closed a chapter that had been left ...

A Greek god Hermes statue discovered in ancient Laodicea sheds light on Roman craftsmanship, trade, and the city’s cultural ...

In October, a 1,500-year-old Christian floor mosaic was found in Urfa, a city traditionally regarded as the birthplace of ...

The mega structures of the ancient world are famously awe-inspiring. They showcase the ingenuity, ambition and ...

The year's most exciting discoveries included the site where a young George Washington stopped a friendly fire incident, the ...

The Romans oversaw one of the largest and most important empires in history – these are the most extraordinary treasures they ...

On Sunday, Egyptian authorities unveiled the completed restoration works on two colossal alabaster statues of a notable Egyptian king. Located in Luxor, and standing over 30 feet tall, the two statues ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a ...

In 1951, a Black teenager led a walkout of her segregated Virginia high school. On Tuesday, her statue replaced that of a Confederate general in the U.S. Capitol. Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she ...

A powerful storm toppled a 115-foot replica of the Statue of Liberty outside a Havan megastore in southern Brazil on Monday, December 15. As the storm raged through the area, wind gusts reached 50 to ...

Just a couple of miles from Mérida in Spain, Proserpina Dam was constructed during Roman rule around AD 100, with various other sections added over the years. Today, the 1,394-foot-long (425m) ...

Archaeologists have found the original location of a fresco fragment that was looted from Pompeii and later repatriated to Italy from the U.S. in 2023. The exciting new discovery means that the ...