Mercifully, Annabel Lyon has left her iPhone in her hotel room, which renders her unable to display a treasured photograph of the Iron Age vaginal dilator she snapped in a museum while visiting Athens ...

A list for history lovers, curious minds and anyone fascinated by lost empires, ancient power and the stories that still ...

TIMBUKTU (Mali) From a dented metal trunk, Abdoul Wahim Abdarahim Tahar pulled out something sure to make a preservationist's heart race - or break a leather-bound book written by hand in the 14th ...

One of the largest and best-preserved collections of ancient sealed books has been discovered in a cave in Jordan and are believed to be some of the earliest Christian documents, according to the BBC.

Li Yangyang has built a career for herself in ancient book restoration.[Photo provided to China Daily] At 30, Li Yangyang never imagined that her degree in international business would lead her to a ...

An ancient set of books thought to be the oldest written reference to Jesus Christ have been proven genuine, say experts. The lead tablets held together like a ring binder were found in Jordan in ...

An ancient edition of The Four Books, with annotations by scholars, is displayed in an exhibition hall of the National Museum of Classic Books, from which puzzle-solving game players can uncover clues ...