An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable ...

The prehistoric cave discovery in Israel dates back 400,000 years to the Lower Paleolithic period, offering rare insights ...

Ancient Rome had plenty of normal food, including bread, olives, beans, wine, fish, and fruit. Then there were the dishes ...

Centuries before the advent of novocaine electric drills and x-rays, the ancient Maya may have been closing tooth cavities ...

In a landmark achievement for archaeology and the study of ancient philosophy, researchers have digitally “unrolled” and are ...

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

After a centuries-long struggle, scholars managed to read five feet of text, using machine-learning methods they hope can ...

After nearly seven decades of excavation, the legendary ancient city of Sardis has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, ...

A magnificent ancient Greek mosaic discovered in Hatay, Turkey continues to amaze archaeologists and historians.

British archaeologists may have found the remains of a site where people celebrated the solstice thousands of years ago, a few miles from the famed stone circle.

Researchers fed a Komodo dragon a goat to figure out if Homo floresiensis truly were the hunters they were originally thought to be.