oin Akili Tommasino, Curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, artist Julie Mehretu, and artist Fred Wilson, for a virtual tour of Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now which examines how Black artists and other cul...

The shawm is a double-reed woodwind instrument with a rich history dating back to ancient times. Originating in the Middle East, it was first developed from earlier reed instruments around the 12th century and spread across Europe, Africa, and Asia due to...

The oldest confirmed writing is on an ancient Sumerian artifact, but the road to its creation is long and fascinating.

Discover the incredible journey behind the world’s largest museum – the Grand Egyptian Museum! Located just 2 kilometers from the iconic Pyramids of Giza, this $1 billion project has been in the making for 22 years, and it finally opened on October 16, 20...

On this Halloween, we'll uncover the true, but almost forgotten, story of corpse stones and corpse roads —ancient paths which reveal the chilling beliefs of medieval England about death, spirits, and the afterlife.

It's a story that spans 4,000 years, older than the Bible...and it's all true.

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome were one of the most luxurious spas the world has ever known.

A business in Duran, Wisconsin discovered a circus mural during renovations nearly a decade ago.

We're diving into the world of ancient buildings that have withstood the test of time and continue to serve important roles in Modern Life. From a Christian Church that has been running for 1500 years to the mighty Pantheon of Rome.

When Homer’s Iliad was first written down in the eighth century BCE, the story of the Trojan war was already an old one. From existing oral tradition, audiences knew the tales of the long siege, the duels outside the city walls, and the trick that finally...

Artists of the Nordic Bronze Age in prehistoric Denmark and Sweden carved tens of thousands of incredible petroglyphs on the landscape.

Dog food has really changed over the last 2,000 years. They go from eating scraps of raw meat and other table items to the most processed food possible.

Learn how the near-universal belief in ghosts goes back to the beginning of time. Discover how the oldest known writing, in cuneiform script on tablets of clay, gives us a full picture of the ancient Mesopotamian ghost experience: who might be expected t...

See Pompeii like never before! Discover the "Other Pompeii" exhibition showcasing the lives of slaves, artisans, and the lower classes. Visit the Grand Palestra for interactive displays and insights into their daily lives, food, and struggles.

Everyone knows where Punt is, right? The Ancient Egyptians sure did — they traded with them for millennia. But apparently they were so familiar with its location, they never bothered to write it down for posterity. So archaeologists have been trying to fi...