Archaeologists have discovered the oldest alphabetic writing ever recorded, dating back to around 2400 BC, etched on clay cylinders found in a tomb at...
An archaeological excavation at West Deeping quarry in Lincolnshire has uncovered evidence of settlements spanning 6,000 years, from the Neolithic and Bronze Age to...
In the enigmatic valleys of the Kaimanawa Forest Park lies a discovery some believe could transform the perception of the country's ancient history.
Buried under...
Thirteen large moa footprints, estimated to be one million years old, have been discovered on a Kaipara beach in Northland.
Palaeontologist Dr. Bruce Hayward and...
New research from the Columbia Centre for Archaeology and the Columbia Centre for Climate casts doubt on the long-held belief that overexploitation of resources...
An archeological site in the former Italian city has revealed children’s stick figure doodles of gladiator battles, indicating that Roman youth as young as...
The Pompeii ruins, which were first discovered in the 16th century, have become the second most-visited archeological site in the world.
A banquet room filled...
The researchers also said they want new, more inclusive guidelines for naming species.
German paleobiologists have called for an overhaul of the system used in...
The docu-series depicts the Macedonian king as being in a homosexual relationship with his general Hephaestion.
A Netflix drama-documentary series that depicts the Macedonian ruler...
An ancient city has been unearthed in A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in the Amazon.
The city has been hidden for thousands of years under dense...
They didn’t have a choice, those infant twins abandoned into the river Tiber.
We can only imagine what their Mother went through. What feelings would...
A Primer on Socrates …
Socrates is considered the “father of Western philosophy” and one of the most influential human beings who ever lived.
Among other...
Franz Zahn made the startling discovery in the northeast Swiss town of Güttingen while cleaning scrap metal from a farmer’s field.
An amateur archeologist in...
Located near Jabaliya in northern Gaza, the dig site was uncovered during construction work for an Egyptian-funded housing project last year, and has revealed...
Archeologists in Mexico have discovered a historical surprise in the jungle of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Researchers from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH)...
The finds were made near the Viking fortress Fyrkat, which the legendary Danish ruler Harald Bluetooth erected in the late 10th century.
Two Viking treasures...
Critics of Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ have accused producers of rewriting history.
An online petition calling for the cancellation of an upcoming Netflix documentary about Cleopatra,...
Majestic Roman structures, from the Pantheon to the iconic Colosseum, unfailingly capture our imagination, whether we behold them “in the flesh” or they gaze...
Glaciers across the globe have been shrinking due to climate change, with Norwegian giant glaciers, including Jostedalsbreen and Folgefonna, retreating by an average of...