Alexandria on the Tigris reemerges as archaeologists map a forgotten port city that once powered ancient global trade.

Archaeologists confirmed the location of Alexandria on the Tigris, a lost city founded by Alexander the Great in Iraq that served as a major ancient trade hub.

A fresh perspective on Marilyn Monroe, a celebration of Edmonia Lewis’ intricate marble sculptures and a first-of-its-kind ...

Veiled faces, abstract motifs, and ancestral memory converge in Hussein Shikha’s art, where the past and present of Iraq ...

This story celebrates the humble umbrella. Its history is uneventful but very long. Ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ...

The ancient practice of meat curing, a remarkable fusion of science and tradition that has fed humanity for hundreds of years, holds the key to understanding how meat becomes salami, sausages, bacon, ...

The 20th-century art historian Kenneth Clark made a distinction between the “naked,” meaning unclothed and ashamed, and the ...

In a study published in the journal Iraq, Dr. Troels Arbøll analyzed medical prescriptions from ancient Mesopotamia to understand and re-evaluate the role sanctuaries played in the healing process.

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society. But in some of history's earliest civilizations, gender-diverse people ...

The art world moved forward with glowing renovations to some of New York City’s cultural jewels, as well as sweeping surveys of ballroom queens, Indigenous artists and more. By Holland Cotter It was a ...

Researchers at Israel’s Hebrew University have identified the world’s earliest systematic botanical art, dating back more than 8,000 years, that demonstrates sophisticated mathematical reasoning.