The nation of Jordan is currently spearheading a tourism revival in the Middle East. The kingdom has united a group of ...

The Byzantine Christian settlement has been discovered in Jordan, marked on the Madaba Mosaic Map, the oldest surviving ...

Napoleon is relatively unusual in western history for aligning himself with the brutal Hannibal – not Hannibal’s Roman enemy, ...

Long before London installed street lights, Benin City, an ancient Nigerian capital, had already lit its streets with torches and lamps. Here’s the powerful history.

In the U.S., urban planners introduced zoning that called for “setbacks.” They wrote “solar codes” into urban plans. They ...

Science Archaeology First complete ancient Egyptian DNA genome reveals his occupation The analysis shows an 80 percent genetic link to North Africa. Andrew Paul Jul 2, 2025 11:09 AM EDT ...

Greek researchers are undertaking a reconstruction of the ancient Aegean coastline, with a primary focus on the islands of Milos and Kimolos.

Ancient Africa's Climate Was Unexpectedly Rainy, Muddying the Story of Early Humans Learn why the idea of an ancient African drying period is now being challenged and what this means for the story of ...

A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable between 3.5 and 2.5 million years ago—a pivotal period in Earth's ...

The study challenges the idea that the climate of northern Africa dried out around 3 million years ago, a time when the earliest known hominids appear in the fossil record.

Around the same time that the compromise was worked out, Salt Lake City adopted the Bonneville Shoreline Trail as a formal trail system in the foothills east and north of the city.

Professor Anna Leone is a leading authority on North African archaeology and heritage protection. Her work is driven by her fascination with North Africa and for understanding societal transitions and ...