History &amp; Culture

Rome: Ever dreamed of spending a night in the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy, tucked in a bed crafted with...

Blood of Naples saint Gennaro liquefies in recurring ‘miracle’

The dried blood of Naples' third-century patron saint Gennaro liquefied at the city's cathedral on Saturday evening, in a recurring...

Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman unveiled by UK researchers

London: A UK team of archaeologists on Thursday revealed the reconstructed face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman, as researchers reappraise...

European court upholds Italy’s claim to Greek bronze in US museum

Rome: Italy is allowed to confiscate an ancient Greek bronze fished from the Adriatic in the 1960s and now in...

Portugal says no plans to pay colonial reparations

Lisbon: Lisbon is not planning to pay reparations for trans-Atlantic slavery and colonialism, Portugal's government said. The statement comes in...

Portugal has to “pay costs” for its colonial past: President

Lisbon: Portugal’s president said that his country was responsible for crimes committed during the transatlantic slave trade and the colonial...

Saudi envoy shares rare photos of King Saud’s historic visit to Pakistan

Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Saudi Press Attaché, Dr. Naif Al-Otaibi, on Thursday took to his social media platform ‘X’ to unveil...

50 years on, vintage vehicles to reenact Portugal’s Carnation Revolution

To rebuild the vintage 1942 Humber armoured car, experts have been piecing together more than 1,000 parts to have it...

Two centuries on, Greece loves Byron more than ever

Athens: On Wednesday 18 August 1880, a sale was held at Sotheby’s in London. Among the items up for grabs...

On a Greek island, volunteers remake burial site for refugees lost at sea

Lesbos: Under an overcast sky on the Greek island of Lesbos, Afghan asylum-seeker Safika placed a red rose on the...

Ancient graves uncovered in Southern Portugal

Lisbon: Three burials dated to the fifth or sixth century A.D. have been unearthed in southern Portugal, at the site...

Archaeologists uncover extraordinary 1,800-year-old marble head of Apollo in Greece

The ancient marble head is believed to have been repurposed during the medieval era, serving as an embellishment on a...

Portugal’s Carnation Revolution: a legacy to protect

The Guardian Lisbon: Twentieth-century military coups tended to be accompanied by murder, torture and brutal repression, rather than flowers and...

Endangered Greek dialect is ‘living bridge’ to ancient world, researchers say

Esther Addley Lisbon: An endangered form of Greek that is spoken by only a few thousand people in remote mountain...

Italy is fighting back against souvenirs focusing on Michelangelo’s David genitals

Rome: Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italy since its completion in 1504. But in the current era...

Italy to Sell Shares in Banca Monte Dei Paschi for $704 million

Rome: Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance said it will reduce its stake in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena...

Pakistan-China joint exhibition on ‘Gandhara Heritage along the Silk Road’ concludes

Islamabad: The closing ceremony of the exhibition titled "Gandhara Heritage along the Silk Road: A Joint China-Pakistan Exhibition" took place...

Sneha Lala delighted to visit Sri Katas Raj temples

‘Through preservation, our ancestors live on’ Celina Ali Islamabad: Acting Head of Communications at the British High Commission Sneha Lala...

Iron Age House From the 10th Century BC Discovered in Greece

Islamabad: Numerous stones were in the largest room, which could have once been a paved courtyard. Credit: Thorikos Archaeological One...

Greece to Restore Ottoman Admiral’s Splendid Mausoleum on Rhodes

Islamabad: Ministry of Culture announces restoration work on eight-acre site on Rhodes hosting the tomb of a 17th-century Ottoman admiral...

The prehistoric ‘human skull’ cave of Greece at Petralona reopens

Athens: The Petralona cave in Chalkidiki, Greece is open to the public again after five years, while the ceremonial opening...

Archaeologists in Greece uncover shipwrecks dating back to 3000 BC

Athens: In a recent announcement by the Greek Ministry of Culture, archaeologists conducting underwater research near the southern Aegean island...

Giant tomb uncovered at Etruscan necropolis in Italy

Barbarano Romano: According to an ArtNet News report, a large rock-cut tomb was uncovered in the San Giuliano Rock Necropolis...

Pre-Roman skeletons found buried alongside dogs and horses in Italy

Rome: Members of a pre-Roman culture in Italy were sometimes buried with animals including dogs and horses, though researchers are...

Archaeologists discover long-lost 5,000-year-old copper age cemetery in Italy

Rome: Archaeologists have unearthed a 5000-year-old cemetery in Italy. This find, hidden below ground, provides insight into a significant shift...

Sochi World Youth Festival: A Beacon of International Cooperation

Tehzeeb Hussain Bercha The World Youth Festival taking place in Sochi these days has become a vivid indicator of the...

Sarkese: Britain’s archaic Norman language

London: There are only three native speakers of Sarkese alive – but a Czech linguist is working to document, codify...

Roman egg still intact found in UK in ‘amazing’ discovery