Was the Phoenician writing system a true alphabet? If not, what should it be called instead, and what was the earliest true ...

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and ...

Biblical names never go out of style – they've been among the most popular names for centuries. Here are some perennial favorites, and some you may not be familiar with.

Palestine, during the Bronze Age (c. 3300-1200 BCE). They developed all the hallmarks of an advanced culture, including art, ...

A vast library was assembled in Assyria by King Ashurbanipal, who ruled ancient Mesopotamia about 2,700 years ago. The ...

The main pieces of evidence supporting the hydraulic theory were the discovery of a "dry moat" surrounding the pyramid, as well as a massive stone structure known as the Gisr el-Mudir. These features ...

The Phoenician culture emerged in the Bronze Age city-states of the Levant, developing prominent innovations such as the first alphabet (from which many present-day writing systems derive).

Celtic languages remain, including Welsh and Scottish Gaelic, which are still spoken primarily in the north west of both countries. There are also people speaking and writing Manx on the Isle of Man.

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

Tunis, Apr. 19 (BNA): Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates, delivered a written message from Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of ...