Archaeologists uncover a 2,600-year-old Kubaba Temple at Oluz Mound in Turkey, revealing rare evidence of Iron Age rituals.

One of the most tangible examples is the survival of large ceramic bathtubs associated with Hittite-period contexts. A photographed terracotta tub from Kültepe (Old-Hittite, 19th or 18th century BC) ...

2026 may just be the year of Shirley Temples. There are also plenty of brands dedicated solely to Shirley Temples, like Just Call Me Shirley, which offers non-alcoholic and alcoholic options, and ...

An underground salt cave in Türkiye’s Central Anatolia region, where salt has been mined since the Hittite era, attracted 1.8 million visitors in 2025, marking a 20% increase from the previous year, ...

Elderly and ailing, a potter named Georges-André Colas penned a six-page letter to the Regional Archaeological Service of Burgundy in October 2008. “Dear Sir or Madam, although I am aware of the ...

In the hills of ancient Turkey lies Alaca Höyük — home to polygonal stonework that rivals Inca sites, built by the Hittites more than 3,000 years ago. How did they shape these megaliths with such ...

David Temple was convicted twice of killing his wife, Belinda Temple, who was 8 months pregnant at the time of the murder Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP David and Belinda Temple were ...

A little more than 30 years after it was formally established, the one and only Latter-day Saint mission made up solely of female proselytizers is being dissolved. Starting in July, a Friday news ...

New research shows Karnak Temple was built on a rare island of high ground formed as Nile river channels shifted thousands of years ago. Before that, the area was too flooded for settlement, making ...

The archaeological site at Turkey’s Boğazköy-Hattusha, the former capital of the Bronze Age Hittite empire, is a hotbed of ancient languages. During excavations of the ruins, archaeologists uncovered ...

An excavation on the Greek island of Evia uncovered an unknown temple near the Temple of Amarysia Artemis still overflowing with rich offerings. Heavily used altars filled with ash found in the temple ...

In this two-part article, the author presents an overview of what various ancient textual artifacts “remember” about the earliest loan closings ...