The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The ...

In Britain, archaeologists have found Iranian and Egyptian beads, Scandinavian amber items, Aegean metalwork, Cypriot and Spanish copper ingots and Sicilian razors, all of which would have had to have ...

Many of our practices and behaviours go back four thousand years. For example, the Danish archaeologists found evidence that Failakawis dove for pearls 4000 years ago, but the elementary history books ...

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains: "Heaven has gone blind!" ...

with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive development of children. Scientists have previously used atmospheric ... Ancient DNA Unlocks New Understanding of Migrations in the First ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Bordering Iran and Russia, predominantly Muslim Azerbaijan is a hidden gem, a fascinating nation, and a friend to the US.

The cymbals were excavated from a building dating to the third millennium BCE, associated with the Umm an-Nar culture. Though ...

A sunken ‘pyramid’ located near Taiwan has researchers rethinking everything they know about ancient civilizations.

The ancient theater at Tlos in Asia Minor is almost fully restored to its former glory and expected to host performances ...