Before the rise of dinosaurs, Earth was a vastly different place, teeming with life in forms that were strange and unlike ...

Archaeologists are planning to bring 22 of the largest blocks, including portions of the lighthouse's colossal door, in order ...

The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the oldest and complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man, dating to when the ...

An interactive map of ancient Earth lets you see where your home was at the time of the dinosaurs, the ice age, and more. ... allowing you to spin it like a free-standing globe.

More than 1,800 years ago, the thousands of pieces formed colorful frescoes that covered the walls of a luxurious villa in ...

Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the pigment's recipe was eventually lost to history ...

The incredible number of shiny shell beads found in the Montelirio tomb reveal an ancient economy able to support large-scale ...

I first became fascinated by death when I was 8 and my mummy took me to the British Museum to look at the mummies. When, at a slightly older age, I began to study death and the ancient world what ...

Today's WorldView How ancient India changed the world. The Indian subcontinent’s connections to the West, especially via the Roman empire, were far richer than once thought.