A new archaeological discovery in Egypt has shed light on ancient funerary rituals, with 18 tombs unearthed at Marina El ...

Archaeology aims to open a window into the past by unearthing artifacts that show exactly how humans' ancestors used to live.

A rare discovery reveals that a fragment of Homer's Iliad was placed on a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy during burial, puzzling archaeologists.

These 13 weird archaeological finds reveal how ancient humans were far more capable than assumed, even though history can't ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered ancient food remains at biblical Shiloh, the ancient site where the Bible says the Ark of ...

From a cheeky slingshot to Paul's letters and information on King Nebuchadnezzar, new research is offering insight into some of the Bible's best-known stories.

Chinese archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery in Shaanxi Province, unearthing two ancient game boards from the ...

A time capsule from the oldest kind of life has surfaced in Israel with one cave giving a snapshot of life before writing, ...

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Long before Stonehenge became one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments, a group of people living on the edge of the Sahara were already watching the movements of the heavens. In a ...

Ancient tombs in Egypt have revealed pottery from the Greek island of Rhodes, offering new evidence of trade and ancient ...

A remarkably preserved 2,700-year-old bronze sword was recently found standing upright in the ground by a metal detectorist in Poland's Gdańsk Forest District.