Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

Architect Roisin Heneghan said inspiraction for the museum’s design came from its ancient neighbors — the Pyramids of Giza ...

Emmanuel Item has tattooed hundreds of people with designs that draw deeply on his Nigerian heritage, connecting people in the diaspora with African culture.

Archaeologists recently discovered a massive 2,000-year-old stone basin in ancient Gabii, Italy, revealing early Roman public ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum has taken 30 years to become a reality, but it is finally set to open its doors, with an equally ...

After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal.The ...

When Róisín Heneghan received a phone call 22 years ago announcing that her four-person architecture firm had been chosen to design one of the world’s largest museums, she ...

Excavations in the ancient Roman city Gabii have uncovered a water basin that could predate much of Roman monumental architecture. Experts believe the water basin could sit alongside another ...

Ancient gravestone Santoro had found the unusual marble tablet beneath the undergrowth in the backyard of her "shotgun" house in the city's historic Carrollton neighborhood. The stone is about 12 ...

The Great Serpent Mound isn’t just an ancient monument—it may be a celestial calendar built by forgotten sky-watchers. New evidence suggests it aligns with solstices, lunar events, and possibly much ...

An 8-year-old boy was moved to tears when he saw a man experiencing homelessness, so he decided to give back for his birthday. Authorities say the 51-year-old victim knocked off the suspect's glasses ...

The busy intersection of 79th Street, Stony Island and South Chicago avenues — where the Chicago Skyway ramps lash overhead and the suited-and-booted Nation of Islam brothers sell the Final Call ...