archaeology

In August 1227, Genghis Khan died while campaigning against the Western Xia, an empire in north-western China that had resisted…

Before temples, churches, cemeteries, undertakers, mourning cards, and carefully chosen funeral music, there was the simple and deeply human problem…

More than four thousand years ago, long before the Roman Empire rose and about the same time as the pyramids…

Museums are now an essential part of cultural and educational life around the world. Whether grand institutions housing priceless artworks…

Imagine you’re an archaeologist digging through the remnants of the Roman Empire. You expect the usual: pottery, coins, maybe a…

Pompeii, an ancient Roman city nestled on the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, holds a unique place in history.…

High in the cliffs of the American Southwest, carved into red rock and perched beneath natural stone overhangs, the remnants…

Mount Vesuvius, located near the Bay of Naples in Italy, is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world,…