Ancient ruins possess something modern architecture rarely achieves — a kind of weathered drama that photographs beautifully ...

From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey, is one of persistent turnover. But its ...

Recent archaeological discoveries across the Americas are reshaping our understanding of ancient history. At the forefront is ...

Two weeks before his final concert in his hometown of Birmingham, England, Ozzy Osbourne leaned his chin atop his cane and said to his beloved wife, Sharon: "After this gig, I'm looking forward to ...

The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice” looks at ancient sediment pulled from beneath the ice sheet that was stored at the ...

Researchers have developed a novel application of histological staining to screen for ancient proteins in situ—within the ...

Archaeologists in Tajikistan have uncovered a remarkable 1,500-year-old water pipeline system perched atop a 65-meter hill at the Mugtepa settlement near Istaravshan. This extraordinary discovery ...

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken landscape near the ruins of Taposiris Magna. Archeologist Kathleen Martínez and ...

A significant archaeological find has emerged from the banks of the Whitewater River in Fayette County, Indiana, where a portion of a human skull dating back to 2300 B.C. has been discovered. The ...

The fortress of Gla, the largest fortified Mycenaean acropolis to survive within Greek territory, still dominates the plain of Kopaida. Credit: Archaeological Museum of Thebes The draining of Lake ...

As Arctic summers grow longer and temperatures rise in the deeper layers, colonies of ancient microbes could awaken and start emitting carbon. Permafrost in northern regions currently holds about ...

An explosive new documentary called ‘Bible Conspiracies’ makes the claim that the Greek religious preacher Apollonius of Tyana was actually the true 'son of God’ - not Jesus Christ as is commonly ...