After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old purple fabric woven with gold threads. Its purple dye, now faded to a red ...

Professor Christian de Vartavan shares groundbreaking insights into the search for Alexander the Great's tomb and the fate of ...

Objects made from unexpected materials such as bandages, soil, sawdust and fallen leaves go on display May 30 at the ...

Pyramids are arguably some of the most impressive structures left behind by our ancient ancestors. Not only is it hard … ...

Series that offers listeners the chance to take a long, slow look at great artworks, photographed in incredible detail.