Makeup is often seen as modern glamour, but its story is ancient — a language of identity, power, protection, and ritual that ...

During excavations in the ancient city of Amastris, Turkey, archaeologists came across a monumental Roman stoa, or covered ...

A remarkably intact pottery vessel dating back more than 10,000 years has been recovered from the depths of Lake Biwa, Japan, marking one of the oldest and most significant ceramic discoveries in ...

During excavations in the village of Senon, archaeologists found three 1,700-year-old jugs packed with approximately 40,000 ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

A new analysis of the Hjortspring boat, an ancient wooden plank boat now on display in the National Museum of Denmark, has ...

According to the team, that pine pitch is the first major new clue in over a century. When the boat was built, Denmark itself ...

Indeed, any one of their military triumphs against the Syrians could have been considered the “miracle of Chanukah,” but it ...

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering ...

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...