The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...

Many of the world’s most fascinating archaeological sites are overshadowed by their more famous neighbors, leaving countless ...

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

The origins of ancient Greek city names like Athens and Olympia reflect mythology, history, and the development of Greek ...

Exploring ancient ruins is like stepping into a time machine. Some of these ruins make you wonder how in the world they were ...

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

Layers of forgotten civilisations shape these ancient-world books that avoid Egypt, Greece and Rome, bringing vivid echoes of ...

The Amarna Letters contain records of ancient lords and rulers seeking to establish diplomatic ties with Egyptian pharaohs.

When you look at the world’s oldest tourist sites, their survival often feels improbable. Many of these places were built ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting ...

The ancient world was probably filled with magicians using science only a few understood, but the works of one man have ...

Ancient Chinese astronomers observed a solar eclipse in 709 BCE with remarkable detail. These old records are now helping ...