The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx might be Egypt’s superstars, but look beyond them and you’ll find intriguing myths, a warm modern-day culture and a very human side to ancient history—and ...

Deep beneath the world's oceans, researchers are uncovering ancient shipwrecks, unusual marine ecosystems, and submerged structures that raise new questions about human history. Off the coast of India ...

A bronze ring from Cleopatra's submerged palace on Antirhodos depicts the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders ...

Past to Present is a series of five videos that explore ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and China, created through a collaboration between ABC Education and the NSW Department of Education. The concept of ...

Poliochne on the Greek island of Lemnos offers a fascinating glimpse into prehistoric life through its ancient settlement ...

As archaeologists work to uncover more about how our ancestors lived, ancient cooking methods are also being excavated — ...

While human civilization developed in many places around the world, it first emerged thousands of years ago in the ancient Middle East. “We see the first cities, the first writing and first ...

The three ages of the ancient world — Stone, Bronze, and Iron — encompass the formative years of human history in most regions. Learn how we went from dwelling in caves to building civilizations over ...

Although we often romanticize the bare marble of ancient sculpture today, most of these specimens were in fact painted in bright shades of blue, red, yellow, brown and many other hues. Over the past ...