A Cambridge study of ten Greek papyri shows Roman Egypt's scribes used diagrams as workspace, memory aid, and answer check ...
Ancient soils show maize farming in Belize began near wetlands 6,000 years ago before shifting to uplands as climate and ...
Archaeologists in Sicily's Valley of the Temples found first-century BCE frescoes and stucco near the ancient Akragas assembly hall.
A 700,000-year-old elephant tooth reveals woodlands, wetlands, rivers and grasslands along an early human migration route in ...
Nearly 600 wooden remains from Abric Romaní show Neanderthals used wood for spears and shelter structures between 62,000 and 40,000 years ago.
A bronze seal ring showing Alexandria’s ancient Pharos lighthouse was found during underwater excavations in the city’s ...
A 3,000-year-old bronze sword with a sharp edge was found at the submerged Bronze Age settlement of Lake Mezzano in Italy.
Twenty Anglo-Saxon coins found near the Vatican reveal trade, craftwork, and a thriving English community in early medieval ...
A new study suggests a man buried beneath a hearth at La Almoloya, Spain, was trampled in a ritual to control chaos, not ...
For now, genetic evidence places the diversification of the ancestors of today’s Indigenous Americans no earlier than about ...
A 100-meter pre-Roman aqueduct in Italy reveals planned farming, water control, and organized settlements before Roman rule.
Two intact Göbeklitepe burials help explain how human bones became scattered through the site's monumental buildings.