Centuries-old shards of pottery mingle with spent ammunition rounds on a wind-swept mountainside in northern Afghanistan where French archaeologists believe they have found a vast ancient city.

Mes Aynak, a 2,600-year-old Buddhist site in Logar province, Afghanistan, is important for two reasons: It's a 100-acre monastery complex filled with Buddhist temples, statues, relics and ...

Ai Khanum, built by Alexander's commander and successor, Seleucus, is a bit of Greece transplanted to Afghanistan, complete with temples, gymnasium, theatre and all.

An ancient, rare sculpture looted from Afghanistan almost three decades ago is being returned to its country of origin.

Several 5000-year-old temples in Malta seem to have been oriented towards specific stars, suggesting the temples could have been schools for celestial navigation. Ancient people constructed seven ...

Spy satellite imagery is revealing lost Silk Road outposts and the traces of vanished empires in the forbidding desert regions of Afghanistan, new research reveals.

Archaeologists excavating a sanctuary honoring the ancient Greek goddess Artemis have announced they discovered a significant number of structures, as well as plentiful relics, including gold and ...

An ancient Buddhist monastery complex in Afghanistan holds artifacts depicting the prince who founded Buddhism.

Israeli airstrikes targeting Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek threaten to put at risk some of the largest and best-preserved temples constructed by ancient Rome, the United Nations' cultural ...

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Chogha Zanbil was first spotted from a surveillance airplane in 1935. The excavated complex was discovered to be one of the few ziggurats built outside Mesopotamia.

India, with its rich and diverse cultural history, is home to some of the world's most ancient and sacred temples. These temples, many of which were architectural marvels, stood as symbols of ...