Tear bottles, believed to be a pre-Christian custom, were used to collect tears, particularly by women who lost their ...

The Ionian League, was a confederation of twelve Ionian Greek city-states located along the coast of Asia Minor.

A lively exhibition at Hong Kong’s Palace Museum explores the culture of feasting — including a centuries-old predecessor to Deliveroo ...

The museum's digital experience rooms use cutting-edge technology to immerse visitors in the history of Hagia Sophia and ...

The Byzantine Empire in the 7th century was wrecked by military strife. The empire was halved, with its richest territories ...

When it opened its doors to the public in 1874 Blackburn Museum became one of the first purpose-built free museums to open ...

Many of his compositions are inspired by abstract painters such as Ellsworth Kelly and Yun Hyong-keun. Sean Scully’s ...

Archaeologists have found an ancient tomb carved into bedrock beneath an unassuming courtyard in Turkey. Discovered in the yard of a house in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, the one-chamber ...

Limestone Pillar (9500-8000 BC), from Göbekli Tepe in Anatolia, Türkiye 🇹🇷 ... the largest known from this period. The sculpture, featuring realistic facial details, is firmly attached to a bench, ...

Researchers found living quarters of an ancient civilization, which disproved earlier theories that the site served solely as a ceremonial pilgrimage destination.