A spectacular stone head, possibly representing a bearded male deity, has been discovered in the archaeological area of the ...

In the Indian Ocean, there is a place where the laws of gravity seem to falter—a gigantic depression in the Earth’s geoid ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed the materials and techniques used in the ...

For centuries, the splendor of Rome and the mythical grandeur of the Han dynasty in China have captured the imagination of ...

Properties of certain liquids defy the laws of thermodynamics. Credit: Anthony Raykh / UMass Amherst A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has identified an unusual ...

In the 6th century BC, at the peak of the Greek Archaic period, Priene was a small Ionian city overlooking the Aegean Sea. Located on the coast of Caria in Anatolia, north of Miletus, Priene was not ...

Discovered in the Ramesseum of Luxor the House of Life, a school inside the temple. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt An Egyptian-French archaeological mission has made a series of ...

A new archaeological investigation led by the University of Cologne has revealed how hunter-gatherer populations in Europe faced an extreme climate event over twelve millennia ago. And what scientists ...

It was the mid-10th century AD when Kievan Rus was ruled for the first time by a woman, appointed as regent on behalf of her three-year-old son. She was the one who defeated the Drevlians, a Slavic ...

Excavations in the ancient city of Leucas have brought to light the first theater discovered in the Ionian Islands. This majestic monument, situated in a privileged position, dominates the landscape ...

One of the expedition camps. Credit: Bundesarchiv, Bild 135-KA-03-073 / Wikimedia Commons This was the vision of Frederick Hilscher, head of the Ahnenerbe’s esotericism department and the ideologue ...

Europe's oldest vanilla pod (below), found in Prague Castle (above). Credit: J. Irmišová et al. A recent archaeobotanical study has uncovered an unexpected discovery in the heart of Europe: the oldest ...