The discovery of this ancient synthetic pigment highlights the impressive artistry of Rome’s imperial era.
Discovered in 1929, the skeleton was later presumed to belong to the ill-fated sibling of the famous pharaoh.
The flora had previously concealed vast fortification walls and stone structures beyond an inner fortress.
The surprising artifact could be evidence of fertility rituals—or just one of history’s strangest good luck charms.
The gold ring is the highlight of a deeply informative dig into a Bronze Age site in Brittany.
This rare feature, found only in North Holland, has left archaeologists baffled as to why someone would choose such a morbid material.
The unique armor is thought to have belonged to a man who ruled as emperor for just 27 days.
From shipwrecks to space stations, many investigations into the past bore fruit this year.
The shocking violence was likely an attempt to dehumanize and "other" the enemy, according to archaeologists.
The rare artifacts date back to around 500 BCE—and the detectorist's second go was somehow just as fortuitous.
The archaeological site could shed light on the region's history, with its oldest human settlement potentially dating back 14,000 years.
Her mother thought it was just a stone, but Dafna Filshteiner insisted there was something special about it.
Bones from the turn of the Holocene indicate that humans were feeding canines—including wolves and coyotes—fish over 10,000 years ago,
The near-2,000-year-old cache included swords and chainmail, and offers a unique window into the Nordic community that lived there.
Researchers discovered a bronze cannon that may have been used by Coronado, preceding the Second Amendment by 250 years.
Four clay cylinders inscribed with what might be the oldest known evidence of alphabetic writing are 500 years older than other early alphabets, according to new research.
The etching, discovered at a Paleolithic campsite, may be the only known evidence hinting at how our ancestors fished over 150 centuries ago.
The Arab Muslim victory at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah paved the way for the Islamic conquest of Mesopotamia and Persia.
The 3,900-year-old tomb of priestess Idy is revealing new insights into women’s roles in Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.
The famous conqueror’s burial location remains a mystery, but new research claims that material found in one of the iconic Royal Tombs in Greece may have belonged to him.
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