Scientists have unravelled a mystery about the disappearance of dwarf hippos and elephants that once roamed the picturesque landscape on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus before palaeolithic humans ...

The bronze sword was unearthed by archaeologists at an ancient fort in the Nile Delta. It was emblazoned with the signature ...

A timeline of 485 million years of Earth’s surface temperatures shows ancient greenhouse conditions were hotter than scientists thought.

Vases found in Guatemala offer rare physical proof of tobacco use among ancient Maya, but with a twist: This time, they didn’t inhale.

Egyptian archaeologists have announced that they recently discovered a bronze sword bearing the symbol of King Ramesses II, ...

Over three excavation seasons, archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology at the Jagiellonian University and the archaeological company Pryncypat, identified 23 inhumation burials—where bodies ...

The grave of a ‘barbarian’ buried 1,700 years ago near the Roman Empire’s border has been unearthed in Germany.

Tsakonika, the language of ancient Sparta, still survives today, despite the ravages of time and the many reversals of ...

The glorious entrance of Alexander the Great in Babylon as conqueror and savior was the culmination of his achievements.

In ancient times, no attempt to sail continuously around Arabia succeeded, so goods traveling from China to Europe were ...

TEHRAN - The recent World Heritage registration of the Hegmataneh has sparked a tourism boom, with visitor numbers to the ...

Fabric of Time: The Group Reproducing China’s Ancient Style A Shanghai lecturer is working with like-minded culture fans to research and replicate traditional Chinese outfits, bringing their beauty ...