In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Eva Miller traces how both the mythology of Babel and ...

In ancient Egyptian funerary rituals, canopic jars were used to hold human organs that were removed during the mummification ...

The 'rediscovery' of the ancient city of Imet, in Egypt's eastern Nile Delta, has been hailed a landmark historical find.

A towering golden statue of an Egyptian god has been taken up the Thames standing on the back of a cargo ship. Tower Bridge was raised to allow the 25ft (7.6m) statue of Anubis to travel to its ...

OLD TESTAMENT & ART: Today, unwanted newborns still face life-or-death decisions made by others.

Nevine El-Aref, Saturday 30 Sep 2023. The newly discovered storerooms inside the Old Kingdom Pyramid of Sahure in Abusir shed light on the distinguished architecture of this ancient Egyptian edifice.

Excavations in Egypt's Nile Delta have revealed ancient Egyptian multistory "tower" houses, a ceremonial building dedicated ...

Joseph Pronechen. Joseph Pronechen is staff writer with the National Catholic Register since 2005 and before that a regular correspondent for the paper. His articles have appeared in a number of ...