In the rarefied space of Métiers d’Art watches and high jewellery, centuries-old techniques are preserved and passed on.

Sailing across the Arabian Sea, merchants from the IndusValley converged on the bustling seaport of Dilmun, in present-day Bahrain, with their cargo of ivory combs and carnelian belts and beads to ...

A carnelian bead found in the Viking army burial ... Among other things, they came across six ancient clay kilns and some pottery shards, perhaps produced by Torksey’s Anglo-Saxon residents.

The identity of each was, of course, known to the ancient Hebrews. However ... First in the top row is carnelian.It’s also called sardius, jasper, or garnet in some translations. In others it’s known ...

Ancient civilizations around the world had clever inventions that were so ahead of their time that they still puzzle modern scientists and engineers. History is filled with examples of incredible ...

According to the ancient notes, the tax-evasion scheme involved the falsification of documents and the illicit sale and manumission, or freeing, of slaves — all to avoid paying duties in the far ...

The ancient family have a strong link to this 'large' and 'unexpected' town, a mudbrick settlement first discovered north of Lake Mariout. Until now, it was thought to have only been occupied ...

Established by King Jayavarman IV, his sacred city was believed to be laid out on the basis of ancient Indian religious concepts of the universe. The new city demonstrated unconventional city planning ...

The Royal Jewelry Museum is located in the upscale Zizinia area of Alexandria governorate. Prior to 1952, the Museum was a palace owned by Fama El-Heidar, the daughter of wealthy socialite Zeinab ...

Laurence Cummings and AAM bring an Easter tradition to life: a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion. Faith, betrayal, tragedy and redemption: all of human emotion pulses through the ...

Hades was the underworld of Greek mythology. As such, it was a purely mythical location. Yet despite this, the ancient Greeks associated it with a number of real-world places. This is particularly so ...