Centuries of excavations have unearthed a few theories about what really brought down one of the oldest cities in the ancient world. Alamy Chronicle's illustration of "Joshua at Jericho." Jericho's ...

The region of Anatolia, now modern-day Turkey, has always been prime geopolitical real estate, acting as a crossroads between Asia and Europe. Flanked by the Black and Mediterranean Seas, this ...

Historic figures like Cleopatra take on a rather mythical quality over time. Between her very real reign, torrid love life, ...

This weekend is your last chance to visit Winnipeg’s biggest fresh floral experience of the year. Since Jan. 15, the ...

In the hills of ancient Turkey lies Alaca Höyük — home to polygonal stonework that rivals Inca sites, built by the Hittites more than 3,000 years ago. How did they shape these megaliths with such ...

An ancient tomb uncovered in modern-day Turkey may be linked to the family of King Midas, the legendary ruler associated with untold riches, offering new insight into elite burial traditions during ...

Water cuts for the past several weeks in Turkey's capital were due to the worst drought in 50 years and an exploding population, a municipal official told AFP, rejecting accusations of mismanagement.

During excavations in the ancient Greek city of Laodicea, located in present-day Turkey, archaeologists found themselves face-to-face with a familiar figure: the head of Hermes, a god worshipped by ...

In many ways, olive oil was the lifeblood of the ancient Mediterranean. Called “liquid gold,” it was used for everything from cosmetics to medicine to religious rituals. And archaeologists have just ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Greek city of Smyrna (Greek: Σμύρνη) have uncovered a rare Roman mosaic floor centered on a Solomon’s Knot motif, shedding new light on how art, belief, and urban ...

Turkey is pushing hard to return to the U.S.-led F-35 stealth fighter program, which it was expelled from in 2019 after purchasing Russian S-400 air defense systems. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ...

Tensions between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea have flared up again, this time over the laying of underwater fiber optic cables in international waters between the islands of Amorgos and ...