The altar is a three-tiered square platform built of white marble, its shape symbolizing the ancient notion that the earth is square. There are four stone staircases, one on each side, leading up ...

Tents, especially Islamic tents were among the most prized gifts in diplomatic exchanges and the most sought-after spoils on ...

At a temple site, the remains of an ancient Egyptian astronomical observatory ... remnants of carved stone plates, altar tables, covers of tiling stamps, and ceramic objects used in daily life ...

Archaeologists have discovered long-lost ancient Egyptian tombs that were hiding beneath a stone well for more than 4,000 years. Working at a site outside of Cairo, they uncovered four ancient ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

TASS/. An ancient Greek altar untypical of Greek colonies on the Black Sea coast has been unearthed at the site of the antique city of Phanagoria on the Taman Peninsula in Russia's southern ...