As ice continues to melt, more ancient artifacts are likely to surface after lying dormant for centuries. While there are valuable lessons to be learned from their emergence, they are also reminders ...

A new study shows ancient Egyptians made bronze stronger with speiss, changing what experts knew about early metalworking ...

When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering pyramids, majestic temples, and the noseless Great Sphinx of Giza ...

Most comprehensive study of the temple complex and its surrounding land and water scapes identifies the earliest period of ...

Now, groundbreaking research published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage has finally unraveled the chemical mystery behind this extraordinary preservation phenomenon. The teenage boy's remains, ...

The finding may allow archaeologists to determine whether a woman was pregnant or had recently given birth at the time of her ...

From Roman curse tablets to severed heads on Iberian walls and a decapitated bog body in Ireland—these are the most chilling ...

More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping ...

While it may seem farfetched to imagine northern Africa’s Sahara Desert alive with thick vegetation and giant freshwater lakes, radar imaging is helping researchers see through the desert’s endless ...

Scientists dug into paleofeces for a new study, learning some very intimate details about how long-ago people lived.

Imagine digging into a quiet village field and finding signs of a whole city that existed more than 2,000 years ago. That’s what happened in Keeladi — a small village near Madurai that is now ...