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

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

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

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

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

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

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

Thucydides’s account, History of the Peloponnesian War, is considered a classic, as well as being one of the earliest known ...

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...

The Fertile Crescent, a boomerang-shaped region spanning modern-day Middle Eastern countries, is considered the cradle of civilization and where farming first emerged. But little is known about how ...

Age-old amphitheaters in Antalya province, among Türkiye’s most significant cultural treasures, were used for a range of ...

Based on genetic material preserved in birch bark tar from Estonia, researchers found that the teen likely had brown hair and ...