British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

The site, called Kammern-Grubgraben, was heavily occupied from around 24,000 to 20,000 years ago and contains the largest abundance of tools, ornaments, artefacts and stone structures in Europe ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Scientists have uncovered a cache of ancient weapons hidden deep inside a cave in the Judean Desert, opening a window to ...

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history ... Millennium chronicles Europe’s transformation from fragmented kingdoms and ...

Graham Robb’s new book has a remarkable opening. Taken unawares in his quiet Oxfordshire ... I began to see, as though in some miraculously preserved document, the ancient birth of modern Europe.’ Why ...

The book covers an enormous swathe of human history and draws on archaeology ... work is particularly noticeable in her treatment of disease and its role in shaping ancient communities. Her discussion ...

To study this history ... Europe and North Africa. To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture — also known as Punic people — shared no ancestry with ...

For Swiss mountain town vibes, head to this secret and scenic alpine town in Greece that is complete with year-round ...

Authorities in Greece have arrested six people on the island of Crete in connection with an alleged antiquities smuggling ring that was attempting to sell dozens of ancient artifacts, police said ...

Here are the key things to know about the funeral of the first Latin American pontiff in the church’s history.

Despite the political sensitivity and technical difficulty of regulating migration, the agreement remains Europe’s most popular foreign policy. Most right-wing populist nationalists do not dare ...