Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It's time to get that knowledge back.

Ancient Scandinavians likely used animal skin boats to hunt and trade, study finds - Ancient people were one of Scandinavia’s ...

With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), spy satellite images from the Cold War are revealing the engineering mastery ...

Ancient Greek temples positioned around the Agora were dedicated to patron gods like Athena for Athens and Zeus for Olympia.

In a region known for hosting some of the earliest evidence of modern humans, DNA analysis was sparse. Until now.

Archaeologists have unearthed the sword of Ramses II, one of Egypt’s most renowned pharaohs, during recent excavations in ...

As Italian prime minister, Alcide De Gasperi oversaw the post-World War II return to Greece of Rhodes and the other ...

July 10, 2024 — Ancient DNA from bones and teeth hints at a role of the plague in Stone Age population collapse. Contrary to previous beliefs, the plague may have diminished Europe's populations ...

"In the Land of Ninkasi" tells the story of the world's first beer culture.

Ramses the Great is credited with expanding Egypt's reach as far as modern Syria to the east and Sudan to the south.

After more than 10,000 years of use, the ancient cultures and indigenous communities who use plant medicines may hold lessons for today's psychedelic Renaissance. In a cave nestled into the rocky ...

The grandson of a former prime minister of Italy returned an ancient wine vessel to Greece that had been given as a gift to ...