A major discovery in Turkey has 'confirmed' that four chapters of the Bible are likely true. Archaeologists uncovered over 60 ...

Salt has been with humankind almost since the beginning of time. Its usefulness as a seasoning and preservative extends to other historical applications, both therapeutic and ritual, so it is not surp ...

The ancient Assyrians couldn’t exactly take to the phones like the IRS, making incessant calls demanding that loyal subjects ...

Archaeologists working near Temple Mount in Jerusalem were exploring a pile of earth from an ancient drainage canal. They found a few artifacts, including a seemingly unimportant broken piece of ...

When his lecture ended, I turned to my friend beside me and whispered, ” I need to give that pot back.” My brother still ...

Celal Simsek, a professor of Archaeology, announced the discovery ... while efforts to unearth its body continue." The ...

Archaeology here is not treasure hunting. It is slow, careful work. It is listening to stones that speak in small details. Think of a dig like a layered cake… You slice it one layer at a time. If you ...

Hygieia was a prominent figure in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology—she was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of medicine. Hygieia (from whose name we get the word ‘hygiene’) was known as the ...

Legends and rumors trail the elusive Queen of Sheba through the rock-hewn wonders and rugged hills of Ethiopia.

Archaeologists have seemingly solved a 2,000-year-old murder case while they were filming a show on Britain's past. TV ...

Dry weather is increasing salinity in soil and damaging ruins of cities such as Ur, birthplace of Biblical patriarch Abraham, ...

Climate change and rising salinity threaten Iraq's ancient cities like Ur and Babylon, imperiling thousands of years of ...