It is clear that the sprawling city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was a major metropolis of the ancient world, but what do ...

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In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

It's been described as the world's largest archaeological museum, and shows the the tomb of former Pharoah Tutankhamun has been displayed in full for the first time.

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New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

Ammolite, a gemstone from southern Alberta, showcases brilliant colours from ancient marine shells. These fossils, over 70 million years old, possess ...

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum officially opens on November 1, 2025. Photo: VCG "A gift from Egypt to the world" - the Grand ...

Tombs scattered across China, built between the 4,000-year old Xia Dynasty and the modern era, reflect the political and ...

Skulls displayed in public 2,000 years ago were intended as a warning to enemies and a celebration of comrades, a new paper ...

What is the origin of the ancient Macedonians? What does ancient Greek history and legend have to say about this?