Cultural Heritage

By: Marek Dospěl

“Nestled amid the hills and valleys of the rugged limestone highlands of the Aleppo Plateau in northwest Syria stand the remains of ancient towns and […]

By: Glenn J. Corbett

Often overshadowed by the grandeur of ancient Egypt, the land of Cush in modern-day northern Sudan was no less impressive in its cultural achievements. From […]

By: Marek Dospěl

Ever since the 19th century, when Western explorers and archaeologists first began to take a serious, professional interest in the history and cultures of the […]

By: Lauren K. McCormick

In a decision prompted by a request from the Lebanese government, UNESCO granted enhanced protection status to 39 sites across Lebanon under the 1954 Hague […]

By: BAS Staff

Visitors to Southern Israel can now admire one of the most elaborate Byzantine mosaics ever discovered in the country. Soon after it was unearthed in […]

By: Megan Sauter

Using technology, a team has digitally restored a panel from the Arch of Titus—which famously depicts captured treasures from Jerusalem’s Temple being paraded through Rome—to its original color.

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Once an impressive stronghold of the Roman Empire, the city of Dura-Europos, located along the banks of the Euphrates River in eastern Syria, is a […]

By: John Drummond

Today, when we hear about the Seven Wonders of the World, our thoughts are immediately filled with visions of the likes of the Great Wall […]

By: Jonathan Laden

It has already been established that Columbus was not the first European to lead an expedition sailing to the “New World,” across the vast Atlantic […]

By: Glenn J. Corbett

Marib, the capital of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Saba and home to the legendary Queen of Sheba, now finds itself on the front […]