Just why the Romans did this, though, remains a mystery. The experts that made the discovery found that the natural ...

Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology has officially kicked off its annual photo contest, with entries accepted ...

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 ...

Drone surveys revealed the fortress is over 40 times larger than previously thought, spanning more than 50 hectares.

Scientists Discover Geoglyphs Depicting Wild Animals and Humans, Sheds Light on the Customs of Nazca Civilization The Nazca ...

A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, ...

Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on display at Indonesia’s National Museum, providing a glimpse into the country’s ...

Belatedly, the survivors were rescued from obscurity and the human element of the tragedy came to the fore. Local and then ...

As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

This is the oldest confirmed use of a mixture comprising two or more plant toxins specifically applied to arrowheads.

The ruins of Ptolemais are in the modern-day city of Tolmeita, Libya. The country sits along the Mediterranean Sea in North ...

One of the first applications of laser-stimulated fluorescence in anthropology, the tattoos contain lines only 0.1 millimeter ...