Ziggurats were mudbrick temples designed to bridge heaven and earth, anchoring religion, power, and architecture in the ancient Near East for thousands of years.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers studied the geologic history around the Karnak Temple near Luxor to distinguish when the famed temple could have been constructed. The ...

Among the discoveries, the most significant is the previously unknown sacred lake within the Montu Temple enclosure, located to the west of the Maat Temple, which was dedicated to Maat, the ancient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just when you may have thought that archaeologists have discovered all there is to find in Egypt, they uncover something new. This ...

Join the Bags Packed Family as they explore Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram), India, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its 1300+-year-old rock-cut temples and carvings from the Pallava dynasty. In ...

Restoration work at a magnificent ancient Egyptian temple has revealed tantalizing insights into its original appearance and coloration. Alongside ongoing restoration efforts at the Temple of Edfu, a ...

New analysis of ancient Mesopotamian medical prescriptions suggests that, in a small but striking set of cases, patients were instructed to seek out the sanctuary of a deity as part of their healing ...

Ancient invaders tore through a massive temple complex in modern-day Iraq, taking what they liked and destroying what they didn’t. The looting ended in a blaze as the once-wealthy temple burned. But ...

From the iconic Parthenon to the mystical Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece’s ancient temples offer a breathtaking journey through mythology, architecture, and history.

Samprokshanam would soon be performed at the famous Sri Vadabadra Sai Temple, an ancient shrine in this temple town of ...

In a study published in the journal Iraq, Dr. Troels Arbøll analyzed medical prescriptions from ancient Mesopotamia to ...