Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

NEW DELHI – A newly released book, ‘Treasures of the Gupta Empire: A Numismatic History of the Golden Age of India,’ offers a deep dive into the coins minted during the reign of the Gupta dynasty from ...

The Royal Families of the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE) comprises seven Emirates, each ruled by ...

Temporary dams (left) near the confluence of the Min and Jin Rivers in China’s Sichuan Province have allowed archaeologists to excavate more than 76,000 artifacts. Many of these artifacts belonged to ...

A stone doorway uncovered at Abu Ghurab marks the entrance to a massive Valley Temple. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt An Italian archaeological mission has uncovered the remains of ...

India is a land of many temples, whereas there are some so ancient that can transport you to another century. Visiting these temples offer travel experiences that have been built long before by ...

Around 2112 B.C., the Sumerian king Ur-Namma (r. 2112–2095 B.C.) united the city-states of southern Mesopotamia into a short-lived kingdom known today as the Third Dynasty of Ur, or Ur III. More than ...

The Old Kingdom is the name given to the period in ancient Egyptian history that spans from the 27th to the 22nd century BC. This period begins with the Third Dynasty, and ends with the Sixth Dynasty.

The Zhou Dynasty was the longest-lasting dynasty in Chinese history. It persisted all the way from the 11th to the 3rd century BC. The rulers of this epoch were no strangers to battle, but they also ...

A team led by University of Houston archaeologists Arlen Chase and Diane Chase—a married couple about to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary—has discovered the fourth-century CE tomb of an ...

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient rock carving of a boat on the banks of the Nile in Egypt. New research suggests that the engraving is up to 5,100 years old, predating Egypt’s First Dynasty.

A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology has emerged from Caracol, Belize, where the University of Houston team uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak—Caracol’s first known ruler. Buried with elaborate ...