Archaeologists in Oman uncovered a 4,000-year-old musical instrument, a pair of copper cymbals, in the ruins of an ancient ...

Were cats more than just sacred animals to the ancient Egyptians? This deep dive explores bizarre hieroglyphs, mythological ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long last, here’s a look inside.

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

An ancient Egyptian town likely built by Akhenaten, the father of Tutankhamun, was uncovered by archaeologists.

Orthodox celebrate the liberation of Jewish people from slavery in ancient Egypt more than 3,000 years ago with symbolic ...

Last year and this year, the two holidays share a common denominator. Both Christians and Jews are praying for peace and an ...

Gold is prized for its beauty and rarity but it is also indestructible, the same piece changing forms through history and ...

The perennial popularity of botanical art ...

The January fire destroyed the menorahs she lit for Hanukkah and the growing collection of dreidels Aty Rotter planned to ...

The Jewish holiday of Passover (the Hebrew word for Pesach) is based on the story of the Exodus in the Jewish bible. How the ...

A group of Holocaust survivors in Queens gathered for an early Passover celebration on Wednesday, April 9, at Forest Hills ...