At Egypt’s Elephantine Island, newly examined granite artifacts reveal machining marks that some experts believe couldn’t ...

These are the key pieces of evidence that convinced me something major is missing from our history books. A great starting ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

Researchers have uncovered microbial evidence in the remains of Napoleon’s soldiers from the 1812 Russian retreat. Genetic ...

The find, announced by researchers from the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw working alongside the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Archaeology, has been described as even more significant than ...

Research has identified the composite bow as the most lethal weapon of the Bronze Age, challenging long-held beliefs about its origins and transforming our understanding of ancient warfare. A new ...

A new study reveals that the deadliest weapon of the Bronze Age originated in the Near East around 1600 BCE before spreading ...

Egyptian paleontologists have unearthed Wadisuchus kassabi, an 80-million-year-old fossil revealing Africa as the birthplace ...

For millennia, ancient civilizations have left us clues about the importance of living in harmony with nature. Despite the warnings etched in stone tablets, whispered through sacred texts, and painted ...

Keros: A sacred island with enigmatic rituals, an unusual funeral, a carnelian bead from the Indus Valley, weapons production ...

Is anybody out there? Probably. Most stars have planets; we've discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets thus far, and the most ...

Scientists have found evidence of multiple infectious diseases that may have played key roles in the army’s catastrophic ...