Say goodbye to Turkey and hello to Türkiye. The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has decided to officially change the country’s name, dropping the long-standing anglicised version that was often confused … Read More
In 1679, William Dampier had a bright future ahead of him. The 28-year-old from a small village in Somerset, England, had a young wife—Judith, a relative of the Duchess of … Read More
Vladimir Putin has compared his actions in Ukraine to Russian tsar Peter the Great’s conquest of the Baltic coast during his 18th-century war against Sweden. After marking Peter the Great’s … Read More
Ancient Romans were fascinated by the phallus — but this is a one-of-a-kind find. Metal detectorist Wendy Thompson unearthed a rare penis pendant in southeast England, LiveScience reported Thursday, and … Read More
The “Lost City of Atlantis” isn’t real, but this one was. An international group of archaeologists has unearthed a 3,400-year-old city under the Tigris River in the Kurdistan Region of … Read More
Egypt displayed Monday a cache of ancient artifacts dating back 2,500 years that the country’s antiquities officials revealed were recently discovered at the famed necropolis of Saqqara. The artifacts were … Read More
Getting to grips with the last 100 years of European history can be hard-going. But an exhibition is allowing viewers to take in the Old Continent’s tumultuous past century through … Read More
