They are recognized around the world, drawing in millions of visitors per year to Egypt for good reason. Great Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, 1977. / Heritage Images/GettyImages History in the region of the ...
Image caption, A restored Ziggurat in the ancient city of Ur. Mud-brick houses were built around a central courtyard where children could play. People sometimes slept on the flat roofs of their ...
Fresh salt air. We could learn to preserve what matters most to people. By Michael Kimmelman The new director of Art Basel Miami Beach comes from the gallery world. As the art market contracts ...
Leonardo’s mysterious painting shows the Virgin Mary with Saint John the Baptist, Christ’s cousin, and an angel. All kneel to adore the infant Christ, who in turn raises his hand to bless them. They ...
In this extract from the documentary Persians: A History of Iran, we look at the Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil - a man-made mountain palace created 3,000 years ago by the Elamites in Iran. Watch the ...
Mir, the Siberian cat gifted to Japan's Akita Governor by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2012, has passed away at age 12. The feline, named "peace" in Russian, was given in return for an ...
This self-guided short tour will take you on a journey from Italy to Northern Europe and showcases five examples of early and High Renaissance art by masters such as Leonardo, Raphael and Titian.
Theory of mind is typically defined as the ability to understand the thoughts, beliefs, desires, and emotions of other people. This understanding allows individuals to predict how others will feel ...
The first of a series of meetings to sketch out a post-Saddam leadership plan convened in the southern city of Nasiriyah near the 4,000-year-old ziggurat at Ur, where the Bible says Abraham was born.
Narrator: Hello, future people of the UK. Would you like to visit me at the dawn of civilisation in ancient Sumer? Well, to do that, you’ve got to travel back in time. Back before the Vikings ...