By Clodagh Kilcoyne HILL OF TARA, Ireland (Reuters) -On a farm that straddles one of the five ancient roadways that radiate ...

A unique statue dating back to the fifth dynasty of ancient Egypt has been discovered at the necropolis of Saqqara.

Researchers used sophisticated scanning and digital reconstruction techniques to determine the original shape of the skull, ...

New research from the Earth-Life Science Institute at the Institute of Science Tokyo suggests iron-rich ecosystems played a ...

Archaeologists in Egypt found a hidden harbor at the Temple of Taposiris Magna, a site tied to Cleopatra. Inside, they found ...

"The port was active during the time of Cleopatra and before at the beginning of the dynasty," noted the archaeologist behind ...

Doomed Egyptian queen Cleopatra has captured the imaginations of people all over the world for centuries. Archaeologists have ...

Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests.

He lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, eking out an existence in what is today central China. Sporting a squat neck and ...

Ancient Egyptian amulets, stone figurines, a vase, and a funerary statue were smuggled into the US in 2020 and 2021, and at ...

Digital reconstruction of a partially crushed skull suggests new insight into Homo sapiens’ evolutionary relationship to Denisovans and Neandertals.

People in Japan's western Prefecture of Nara took part in an ancient performance on Saturday. They donned masks and costumes and paraded through Asuka Village in a dance drama known as 'gigaku.' ...