Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo provided by Nicole Evatt, vendors sell everything from spices to handwoven baskets and live ...

So, we embarked on a whirlwind trip that would prove him right, an ambitious three-day sprint through remote sacred sites and bustling city streets ... famous — and very ancient — resident ...

Ancient city The ruins of Megiddo are now in a national park about 18 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Haifa. Megiddo was a strategically important city at a crossroads on trade and military ...

But what was daily life like in Ancient Greece beyond its famous political and intellectual achievements? Life in ancient Greece revolved around city-states, or poleis, each with its own identity.

Glide over the ancient town of Fenghuang, China's "Phoenix City," in this breathtaking drone footage. Located in Hunan province, this historic gem is adorned with stilted wooden houses ...

Some 2,000 years ago, these structures stood in the ancient city of Teos—a thriving metropolis across the sea from Athens. Founded around the tenth century B.C.E., Teos grew into a populous ...

Finds in the region have long hinted at a once-thriving settlement, with the latest discovery of a funerary complex promising to unpack more of the city’s ancient secrets. Archaeologists turned ...

This included grain to feed the growing populations of the city-states, fish to enrich their diets, and precious metals to help their economies grow. These resources were exceptionally important in ...

submerging much of the city. Historical records from the time describe a devastating natural disaster that also ravaged Alexandria, one of the greatest intellectual centers of the ancient world ...

Archaeologists have made an incredible discovery in the ancient Egyptian city of Taposiris Magna, including a tunnel beneath a temple, which could be a key lead to the lost tomb of Cleopatra VII.

A geology professor believed that aerial photos from the 1950s show evidence of an ancient city under Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand. By viewing the landscape from above, researchers discovered a ...