The biblical text itself seems to place Abraham ... In the Middle Bronze Age, the city was connected to Haran and Canaan by a major road. That Ur, long believed to be Abraham’s Ur, is about ...

Archaeologists uncover an ancient burial site with Egyptian, Greek, and Roman graves at Tell Ruwad Iskandar, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient ...

The discoveries at Megiddo, which inspired "Armageddon," reinforce biblical stories about King Josiah of Judah.

Oleksii Haran, professor of political science at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and scientific advisor to the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, shared his thoughts on ...

The Bible is a popular source to consult for baby names, and it's not just religious Christian parents who are looking for biblical names. Nowadays, non-religious people are also looking to the bible ...

Although experts have analyzed the carving, it's possible that its origins could rest in the ancient Bronze Age or even Turkish cultures dated to the medieval period. The land known today as ...

The mummy of a first-century-B.C. individual found in Egypt was not pregnant and did not have cancer, according to a new CT study.

The first genomic study of ancient people from the eastern Maghreb region — present-day Tunisia and northeastern Algeria — shows that Stone Age populations who lived there more than 8,000 ...

With its massive stone circles, T-shaped pillars, and intricate carvings, this ancient site challenges the long-held belief that complex architectural and social structures arose only after the advent ...