Archaeologists working in the Caucasus Mountains have uncovered a surprising piece of evidence that reshapes our ...

When Mount Vesuvius violently erupted on the morning of August 24, AD 79, the residents of Pompeii were caught off guard.

Researchers have examined a mummy from a small Austrian village and found a mix of unusual materials has been used to ...

A new study of ancient and modern societies shows that human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman – a much higher ...

Amid the sharp ochre cliffs of Australia's northeastern Kimberley region, a fascinating discovery is transforming how ...

With the assistance of advanced remote sensing technology and the help of a determined local historian, archaeologists ...

An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of Portsmouth Associate Professor of Astrophysics Dr.

The story of the Garden of Eden has fascinated people for millennia, with countless scholars and amateur enthusiasts trying ...

Israeli archaeologist Yigael Yadin uncovered an extraordinary cache of artifacts inside the Cave of Letters in the Judean Desert.

In 2018, a salvage excavation at the ancient Roman-period site of Khirbat Ibreika in southern Israel resulted in the recovery of a true archaeological enigma.

Football, known as soccer in the United States, remains the world’s most popular sport. For generations England has proudly ...

Archaeologists at the Áspero archaeological site in western Peru in the Lima region have unearth a unique burial of an elite woman from the ancient Caral civilization, the oldest-known culture in the ...