India's historic city of Ahmedabad will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, a landmark event for a metropolis that is a power ...

The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, ...

British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first souls to enter King Tutankhamen’s tomb in more than ...

Archaeological excavations at the heart of London's political power have revealed remarkable prehistoric tools, medieval treasures, and architectural remains spanning six millennia beneath the Palace ...

Rise and Fall (BBC Two) is that it has nothing to do with Sir Kenneth Clark’s 1969 series Civilisation, despite the BBC ...

The temporary House of Frankincense was launched as part of the Incense Road experience in AlUla’s Old Town, within a ...

The first woman to win a major championship on the Old Course is now an honorary member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of ...

In four episodes, the BBC’s Civilisations series tells the story of the fall of the Romans, Aztecs, Egypt’s Ptolemies and ...

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, in modern-day Turkey, was an ornate memorial built for Carian ruler Mausolus and overseen by his sister-wife Artemesia II.

Evidence drawn from centuries of Marathi and Sanskrit literature suggests savannas are ancient, stable and culturally ...

One of the most famous instances took place in Egypt itself more than 150 years ago. In 1871, Cairo hosted the opera Aida to ...

Whether you're a history fan or just a curious traveller, the UK's historic landmarks offer an unforgettable journey through ...