NHK has learned that a Japan-based group that investigated ancient burial mounds in Bahrain found what could be one of the oldest known substances used as a cosmetic powder.

As archaeologists slowly excavate this ancient statue from the earth, they are, in a sense, awakening a witness to humanity's earliest attempts to comprehend the cosmos and to communicate with the ...

After the collapse of the Chalcolithic culture around 3500 BCE, people in Jordan’s Murayghat transformed their way of life, shifting from domestic settlements to ritual landscapes filled with dolmens, ...

A team of archaeologists in the Kurdistan region of Iraq announced the discovery of a massive archaeological building dating ...

Ek’ Balam is one of the most impressive Mayan archeological zones, thanks to its incredible preservation. A new discovery ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum has opened its doors to the public after an extravagant inaugural ceremony attended by royals and ...

Power struggles? Drought? Overpopulation? Whatever happened to the Maya remains a mystery—with clues hidden in the jungle. Temple in TikalAbove the thick tree roots of the Petén jungle rises Temple V ...

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

The 3,500-year-old artifact, likely stolen from Egypt during the Arab Spring in 2011 or 2012, was found at an elite European ...

The terror that gripped ancient warriors wasn't just about facing an enemy's sword. Something deeper haunted battlefields ...