Herschel Hepler was browsing Google Images to practice his paleography mdash the study of historical writing systems mdash ...

Some photos send shivers down your spine, even if they weren’t meant to. A harmless snapshot can feel unsettling when viewed ...

This glorious bed by the cabinetmaker Louis Malard is a triumphant example of 'Egyptomania'. It's being shown at the BRAFA ...

Conscription became obligatory in Egypt in the early 19th century during the rule of Muhammad Ali, an Albanian soldier who was forced to fight for the Ottoman Empire and later ascended the throne.

Organized around five themes dating back to the medium’s beginnings, this exhibition explores nineteenth-century photographs through the work of twenty-one contemporary artists. Reflecting the ...

Collectors relish so-called “hidden mother photographs” as historical oddities. These 19th-century images contain very young children held still by half-obscured adults who crouch behind chairs or ...

Of course, in the late 19th century, your ability to celebrate depended on your social class. New Year’s was one of the four traditional holidays off, the others being July 4th, Thanksgiving, and ...

Since the end of the eighteenth century Egypt has been a vital factor in European power politics. Its value as a bridge between Europe and the East was impressed upon British strategists and the world ...

According to many reports many eligible farmers have been receiving the benefits of PM Kisan. The government has been taking various measures to recover money from ineligible farmers. According to the ...

But the prestigious photography contests we've listed below are all open for submissions now. And to make things easy for you, we've ranked them by their submission deadlines, with the earliest first.

Yet the prospect of continuing dominance in this 21st-century technology hinges on harnessing a 19th-century one: electricity. That’s where America has a long way to go. The development of ...