Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of ...

During the Battle of Himera (480 BC), ancient Greek forces defeated Carthage, ensuring their dominance in the Mediterranean.

The marble slab, which dates to between 300 and 500 C.E., is the oldest-known stone tablet inscribed with the Commandments.

In his seaside workshop on the Greek island of Lesbos, Nikos Kouvdis uses ancient techniques to create pottery pieces that have recently been honoured with inclusion in UNESCO's National Inventory of ...

These findings emphasize the importance of ancient DNA in reconstructing human history, demonstrating how traits that once ...

The recently-published Star Wars Encyclopedia drops a tantalizing hint about the history of the Sith - and reveals a very ...

Ancient Rome, a civilisation and giant of history that continues to influence present day society. Living in the year 2024, we may think that an ancient, classical civilisation that existed in a ...

There is not a ton of evidence of what education looked like in ancient society, but we do know it existed - although not for ...

Then an ancient 14.5 kilometer-long wall was discovered at the site, according to research led by French archaeologist Guillaume Charloux published earlier this year. For a new study published in the ...

Next, read about the statue of Zeus at Olympia, another ancient wonder. Then, discover the astonishing history of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. Genevieve Carlton earned a Ph.D in history from ...

Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in half, according to our new study of fossil pollen trapped in ancient mud.

Archaeologists working at the a World Heritage Site in Cambodia have unearthed 12 sandstone statues, some of which are over a thousand years old. The discovery took place in Angkor—one of three ...