The Bolton Museum recently unveiled what experts call the world's best-preserved ancient Egyptian sun hat. It's believed to ...

A newly discovered 460-million-year-old trilobite showed signs of being shaped and flattened—the first indication that ancient Romans purposely collected and modified the tiny fossils.

The new subway system in Thessaloniki, Greece, showcases ancient archaeological treasures discovered during decades of construction.

Countries might come and go, borders might shift around, but these cities? They still survive today, even after thousands of ...

Every society has told stories about ancient times, but contemporary ancient history was the product of two main developments. The first was the invention of writing, which made scholarly study of the ...

Since ancient times, astronomers have quickly noted the regularity and predictability of these two separate rhythms in the sky, and ancient calendars place a lot of emphasis on translating between ...

It’s a very long time ago; no one’s going to get hurt by them. We’re in charge of ancient Rome now. Second, Rome helps us stand outside ourselves. For me, Rome was a brutal and exploitative ...

Smallpox has plagued humans since ancient Egyptian times, new evidence confirms Date: January 9, 2023 Source: Microbiology Society Summary: Smallpox was once one of humanity's most devastating ...

For some cultures, the practice of cranial deformation may have offered individuals a path to privilege later in their lives.

Learning the Hebrew alphabet in kindergarten, as my children did, Jewish children become part of something much bigger.