Whether due to natural disasters or thanks to the destructive tendencies of mankind, these iconic cultural touchstones no ...

In the heart of Bamako, architect Mariam Sy is leading a quiet revolution – one handful of earth at a time. Her vision merges ...

Her vision merges Mali's ancient building wisdom with contemporary design ... Building with nature Through projects ranging from homes and medical centres to mosque renovations in Timbuktu, Sy ...

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 ...

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle concealed in thick foliage into a convoy of advancing troops targeting the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Timbuktu Triangle ...

In ancient Greece, theater and politics were ... shine a light on the darker corners of democracy. And then there’s “Timbuktu, USA.” Written by Ken Prestininzi and getting a regional ...

Timbuktu was once a world centre of Islamic ... Especially when some of them have no appreciation of its ancient cultural heritage. Take, for example, the reviewer from Tennessee who complained ...

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 ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...