The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem has been made a World Heritage Site, together…

This year marks the 40th birthday of UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention, which to-date protects almost…

In 1855, the young French archaeologist Léon Heuzey found the remains of a magnificent palace,…

The former capital of one of the greatest and wealthiest empires of the Indian subcontinent…

Pompeii and its neighbour Herculaneum are among the oldest archaeological sites in the world, but…

The ancient temples of Angkor have endured nearly a millennium of conflict and warfare, but…

Exactly 100 years ago, the explorer Hiram Bingham found Machu Picchu on the eastern slopes…

The sprawling city at Angkor covered, at its peak, an astonishing 1,000km², and formed the…

The sheer scale of Rome's German frontier is overwhelming. Running for almost 550km, and boasting…

Fieldwork led by researchers at University College London (UCL) and the University of Manchester has…

When we asked our readers if they had a favourite World Heritage Site, Mycenae was…

Visitors to the Great Wall of China normally only see one small stretch of the…