Heritage

Who reached America first – Columbus or the Phoenicians?

A replica Phoenician vessel made in Syria is sailing the Atlantic to prove the ancient civilisation did it 2,000 years before Columbus

Mystery of the stones: How Lebanon’s Baalbek ruins are a site for the gods

Tutankhamen head sells for $6m at London auction despite Egypt's ire

In pictures: How Iran's mosques have shaped its cities

Cold War and ancient cities: How US spy planes revealed the history of the Middle East

Echoes of al-Andalus: The Portuguese town celebrating its forgotten Islamic past

Stolen treasure: How Iraq is hunting for ancient relics looted from its museums

The hidden Islamic history of Madrid revealed

The heritage of Notre Dame – less European than people think

Diana Darke

Egypt unveils Fifth Dynasty tomb adorned with colourful reliefs

Inside the medieval castle that survived a 21st century war

Lost words: Turkey's disappearing languages

Egypt rescues 2,000-year old catacombs from rising water

How medieval mechanical marvels have been resurrected in Turkey

In pictures: Boy king Tutankhamun revealed to the public again

'The Rose of Baghdad': Lamia al-Gailani-Werr, defender of Iraq's heritage

Egypt unveils more than 40 ancient mummies from Ptolemaic period

Oman's lost heritage: The ruins of Salalah's old waterfront

The oldest monument on the planet: Now Gobeklitepe gets ready to welcome millions

The write stuff: Ancient Arabic scripts are coming back to life

Egypt cat statues, mummies discovered at site dating back 6,000 years