PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of ...
Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could ...
A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.
That’s Aztalan State Park in a nutshell. Tucked away in Jefferson, Wisconsin, this pint-sized park packs a prehistoric punch ...
The material begins with premodern ideas of magic, myth and metaphysics. The narrative that “Western” societies tell of the development of the modern world is that the Enlightenment cast off ...
The discovery highlights previously unknown facts about the daily lives of ancient people. Scientists have deciphered a Roman ...
A fascinating study highlights the pivotal role Indigenous communities played in the adoption and spread of peaches across ...
Alaska Public Media reports that a food storage space similar to a root cellar was discovered at an archaeological site ...
Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern Europe, according to a new study.
A statue dating more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek city of ...