Alexandria is a city in northern Egypt on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the second largest city in Egypt and is ...

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Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise ... With the spread of Greek culture and the establishment of new cities in conquered territories, the population likely increased. Alexandria, ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

Cooper Mill, a tavern, event space and market in a historic warehouse on the Old Town Alexandria waterfront in Virginia, has opened after a yearslong, brick-by-brick restoration project.

This 120-year-old lighthouse takes water views to the next level. For the price of an apartment in Sydney, you could buy a derelict Victorian lighthouse in Virginia, USA. The lighthouse is a ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

In a beanie, sweatshirt and joggers, the two-term Alexandria mayor trotted on a running trail along the Metro tracks. Though he was just weeks away from leaving office, he did not hesitate to ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.

But using ice cores and other ancient data points allows scientists to peer much deeper into the past, and establish that the climate today is likely warmer than it has been in 120,000 years.