DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

A brutal airstrike shattered one of Syria’s most iconic ancient sites, the Ain Dara Temple. The temple’s destruction raises urgent questions about the cost of war on world heritage. What’s lost goes ...

An Ancient Christian tomb complex dating back 1,500 years was discovered by a contractor who was clearing rubble beneath a destroyed house in Syria's Idlib province.

Syrian architect Abdel Aziz al-Mohammed could barely recognise his war-ravaged village when he returned after years away. Now ...

Spotting a rare foreigner in the southern Syrian city of Nawa, Khalil approaches with a business proposal: bring him a “very ...

Researchers have sequenced the first whole ancient Egyptian genome from an individual who lived 4,500 to 4,800 years ago — ...

A contractor in Syria discovered an ancient underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be 1,500 years old below a destroyed home. The grave site was found last month in the town of Maarat al ...

Listed alongside the more familiar knackered sofas and unwanted books are ancient, stolen treasures: Facebook Marketplace has ...

These 4,500-year-old rattles may be among the world’s oldest toys. A new study argues that ancient rattles unearthed in Syria aren’t musical instruments, but toys used to entertain infants.

Believed to be more than 1,500 years old from the Byzantine Empire, the ruins were found in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, located on the route between the cities of Aleppo and Damascus.