Built between A.D. 1113 and 1150, and encompassing an area of about 500 acres (200 hectares), Angkor Wat - "The temple city", is one of the largest religious monuments ever constructed. Photo: ...

Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile river that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported the ...

Smyrna was once one of the most illustrious of all ancient and Hellenistic-era Greek cities. One of the main centers of Greek settlement in western Anatolia, it once had a temple dedicated to Athena ...

Researchers working at Giza, Egypt, have identified an anomaly beneath the sand, which may be a previously unknown L-shaped structure. The discovery was made using ground-penetrating technology in ...

Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology at Birmingham is one of the few university departments in the UK that draws together Archaeology and the study of Greece, Rome and Egypt. Top 10 for Classics ...