This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus ... appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Mesopotamia—“the land between two rivers ...

Researchers have used A.I. to create a 3D model of a centuries-old stone relief based on a photograph taken 134 years ago.

Their findings paint a more comprehensive picture of ancient Egyptian life Julia Binswanger Found in a cremation cemetery in Belgium, the skeleton includes bones dating to the Neolithic period and ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

Archaeologists from Durham University and University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq have pinpointed the location of a famous early Islamic battle using declassified spy satellite images.

Take a look at our favorite space pictures here, and if you're wondering what happened to today in space history don't miss our On This Day in Space video show here! Wednesday, November 13 ...

In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...

The history of this scrumptious delicacy is quite controversial ... who had been preparing it as early as the 8th century B.C ...

Photos show the ancient structures found at the site. The theory came from Juan Vegazo, an 18th century scholar and local archaeologist, who purchased some land on a hill near Ubrique because he ...

Most historians trace its roots back to Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival during which the veil ... and then consumed ...

Restoration work spanning almost a century has revealed its architectural magnificence. The ancient complex is quadrangular ... and other motifs. The images currently seen are later-day ...

Stargazers across Massachusetts captured photos this week of an extremely rare ... with a pair of binoculars and searched for the ancient comet together. “It was very exciting to be able to ...