Ancient engineers in Persia invented a form of natural air-conditioning thousands of years before electricity. Known as windcatchers, these towers harnessed airflow, water channels, and evaporative ...

Archeological excavations at Jerash continue to produce new finds more than a century after the ancient city’s rediscovery.

Ancient Greek statues and artistic treasures housed in Paris museums depict the Greeks' influence on the entire European ...

The history of the world is, perhaps unfortunately, the history of empires. As far back as historians can take us, humans ...

More Iranian women are choosing to forgo the country's mandatory hijab. This shift was unthinkable just a few years ago in ...

As Greece builds to accommodate a rise in tourism and other development projects, unearthed antiquities complicate progress.

Tehran (AFP) – Crowds packed central Tehran on Friday for the unveiling of a statue celebrating an ancient Persian victory over foreign enemies -- a show of defiance toward Iran's modern-day foes in ...

Crowds packed central Tehran on Friday for the unveiling of a statue celebrating an ancient Persian victory over foreign enemies -- a show of defiance toward Iran's modern-day foes in the wake of its ...