Tokyo: Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest rank.

The Ambassador of Ecuador in Qatar, HE Pascual Del ... vessels and broken pieces of pottery; (ii) residues of theobromine, a bitter alkaloid found in the cacao tree but not its wild relatives; (iii) ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece said Friday they have arrested a suspect accused of setting up online auctions to sell ancient Greek artifacts across multiple countries, including ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

Made up of signs and symbols, the writing consists of around 4,000 short inscriptions, most of them engraved on small objects such as seals and pottery. Theories link the script to early Brahmi ...

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru.

A magnificent assortment of 364 gold and silver coins dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries CE has been unearthed at the site of an ancient rural ... The two identical pottery vessels ...

Thessaloniki: Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near dustbins in the northern city of Thessaloniki.

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani was speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, two days after the ceasefire that Qatar helped ...