An excavation at Oxford University has yielded ancient book clasps, medieval pens and imported fish bones, offering ...

It is clear that the sprawling city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was a major metropolis of the ancient world, but what do ...

A history buff set out to discover the location of two mysterious features marked on an 1850s Ordnance Survey map.

Now, groundbreaking research published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage has finally unraveled the chemical mystery behind this extraordinary preservation phenomenon. The teenage boy's remains, ...

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A whole library’s worth of papyri owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law were turned to charcoal by the eruption of Vesuvius.

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Scientists have found that ancient horsetail plants change water chemistry in surprising ways, offering new clues about Earth ...

ROME (AP) — The man who just took charge of Rome’s top tourist attraction wants to set the record straight: the Colosseum won ...

Research has identified the composite bow as the most lethal weapon of the Bronze Age, challenging long-held beliefs about its origins and transforming our understanding of ancient warfare. A new ...

Experts in biblical history say Zionists and their backers are ignoring inconvenient truths about the history of Israel.

After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The ...