A tourist at Palazzo Maffei in Verona caused a stir by breaking a priceless crystal chair inspired by Van Gogh. CCTV footage ...

Many unexpected treasures have turned out to be true storytellers, solving mysteries and illuminating the shadows of the past.

The 5,000-year-old manuscript was discovered in an Egyptian tomb and is believed to hold knowledge about the origins of ...

From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, Egyptian blue adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday pottery.

By comparing the 4,000-year-old language to Greek, scientists have an idea of what ancient Egyptian sounded like.

Production designer Adam Stockhausen breaks down Zsa-Zsa's Italian-styled house, Marseille Bob's "Casablanca"-inspired ...

When we visited King Tut’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, we were in the midst of a guided Abercrombie & Kent tour of Egypt ...

From the earliest beats of human civilization to the electric pulse of modern music, no instrument has carried the weight of ...

In 2025 archaeologists announced the identification of the long-lost tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II near Luxor’s famed Valley of ...

This week, see how gold is leaking from the planet’s core, watch sharks sharing a communal meal, unearth Egyptian tombs, and more.

Expect a fair chunk of the crowds to be clustered around the museum’s ancient Egyptian treasures, the centrepiece of which is ...

It’s easy enough to parody Wes Anderson’s visual aesthetic, with all its symmetrical compositions, God’s-eye views and dollhouse fashions. Harder to imitate is the zing and snap of his dialogue. A ...