Archaeologists uncover a rare lead pipeline in Petra’s ancient aqueduct, revealing new insights into Nabataean engineering.

A recent survey of the ‘Ain Barq aqueduct in the mega-famous ancient city of ...

In a recent study, Niklas Jungmann from the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin conducted a survey and investigation of the 'Ain ...

Petra, in today’s southern Jordan, is famous for its rock-cut monuments, but it was also a city that could not thrive without careful water planning. At its height, Petra supported baths, pools, ...

A team of archaeologists and speleologists have identified underground aqueduct tunnels and natural springs that supplied ...

Ancient Rome didn’t just conquer territory — it engineered dominance. Its roads stretched hundreds of thousands of miles and still shape Europe today. Aqueducts delivered millions of gallons of water ...

The Lycian Way as it exists today is largely thanks to Kate Clow. A British expatriate who settled in Türkiye in the early ...

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Rome is now charging a fee for the Trevi Fountain to curb overtourism, fund preservation, and manage 30,000 daily visitors.

As one of the oldest and longest qanats (ancient underground water networks) in the world, Yazd province's Zarech qanat ...

The institutional collaboration between the Soprintendenza ABAP for the metropolitan area of Rome and the province of Rieti ...

In the latest effort to tackle overtourism, Rome has installed turnstiles and imposed ticketing to see the Trevi Fountain, ...