The New York-based artist and designer's work takes her all over the world. But the Egyptian capital will always remain her ...

Ancient Greek trireme warships, which had three banks of oarsmen, were so effective that they enabled the rise of Athens as a ...

The recent excavation discovered an “androna”—a social space in Greek houses designated exclusively for men. Researchers also ...

A huge false door made out of pink granite uncovered the tomb of an Ancient Egyptian prince dating back over 4,000 years, ...

In the early 1900s, the center of Cairo was the cultural heart of the city, with an opera house, gardens and elegant hotels such as the Grand Continental and the Shepheard, which catered to royals, ...

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

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Universal Design Studio has completed a boutique for Egyptian jeweller Azza Fahmy in London, combining references to its ...

Cape Town Opera delivers a superb production of one of opera’s true classics, Aida. This production reimagines the setting in an African futurist time and landscape.