“Scholars today recognize Africa as the source of our common ancestry. But in 1974, Senegalese scholar and humanist Cheikh ...

Generations of creatives have looked back to ancient Egypt in their search for art and design inspiration—here are three ...

The legendary Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj shares his insider’s tips for discovering the city’s design scene.

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A piece of ancient Egyptian petroglyph dating back to the First Dynasty offers new insights into the origins of the state.

A discovery in Egypt has provided an extraordinary glimpse into the ancient art of winemaking. Archaeologists recently ...

Wide-ranging works illustrate the artist’s range and capture the exhibition’s parable: what is destined to live will die, as what dies may rise again.

French-Egyptian Adel Paul Boulad, who for some 15 years has been the driving force behind modern tahtib, calls the push a "unifying project" and a "cultural revolution". The modern practice "is an ...

Tucked away in the unassuming city of Alliance, Ohio sits a temple of feline fascination that would make ancient Egyptians purr with approval. The Feline Historical Museum is possibly the most ...

The precise origins of human glassmaking are lost to history, but archaeologists generally trace the craft back more than ...

New research suggests the engraving, which shows an elite individual sitting in a boat, may be up to 5,100 years old ...

In a modest building in Alliance, Ohio, thousands of whiskers, paws, and tales await your discovery at the Feline Historical ...