A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were abundant in Europe's forests before modern humans arrived, strengthening the argument that ancient vegetation was ...

After testing out replicas of the ancient devices, the authors of a new study suggest that they were functional spindle ...

The body was first found to be of a male, likely around 30 years of age. At first, archaeologists believed that he had ...

where they revive the argument that ancient seals used to brand products shaped the formation of cuneiform. “The invention of ...

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

Ancient 4400 B.C. Stone Cylinder Seals Reveal Clues to the World’s First Writing System Researchers at the University of ...

An international team of researchers led by professor of Egyptology at Freie Universität Berlin Jochem Kahl made the discovery ...

which Morriss describes as a "vanished world" where dolphins with shark-like teeth once swam in a warm shallow sea. The trail finishes at Ōamaru, a town literally built from the ancient seabed we ...

Naturally, social class divisions varied significantly over the course of ancient Greek history and between the city-states and kingdoms of Greece. To make the topic more digestible, we will examine ...

Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west bank of the Nile over 30 miles ...

ROME, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a richly decorated but uncommonly small house with finely preserved frescoes of mythological scenes ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] Cultural icon used to mark identity provides an insight into history and tradition ... a Japanese researcher specializing in ancient Chinese sealing clay, was ...