Think of an ancient empire and you’re probably picturing an iconic site like the Acropolis in Athens, or Rome's famous forum.

An example of this is Ethiopia"s 1998 postal set of three images entitled "The Return of the Axum Obelisk from Italy." Repatriation of the obelisk was anticipated for many years before the monument ...

Object Details Author Haile Mariam Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI Notes Illustrations. Date 2009 Call number AM1 .M68 Type Articles Place Ethiopia Āksum Āksum (Ethiopia) Data ...

Less than a month after losing its jetty in severe storms, there are growing concerns for Robe's embattled coastline as 10 metres of cliff near its working lighthouse falls into the ocean.

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, Bolivia, Egypt, Hawaii, Easter Island and other exotic places. With special ...

Final Fantasy 16 is full of hostile creatures that you’ll need to fight on your journey, but none are more dangerous than the Bounty Hunt monsters that ...

The memorial to honor those who died in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland has broken ground and much of the first phase of landscaping is complete. But the found… ...

This article was originally published with the title “Obelisk-Raising Explained How the Ancient Egyptian Engineers Employed a Sloping Ramp and a Sand-Pit” in Scientific American Magazine Vol ...