Ancient Greek oracles, omens, and sacred calendars shaped decisions from war to marriage and everything in between through ...

What did a vulture-bone flute sound like inside a cave? How about singing inside a tomb? Researchers are bringing ancient ...

The modern-day Bo people of southeastern China have long maintained that they had no connection to those inside the hanging ...

A major mystery has surrounded the Hjortspring boat ever since its discovery: where did these invading warriors from the 4th ...

ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some ...

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

New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...

In a recent study, researcher Dr. Hui Zhou and his colleagues conducted a genetic analysis of the genomes of individuals ...

Ancient Greeks believed in supernatural causes for almost all events and attributed them to the goddess Tyche. The Romans ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.

Death Valley National Park has experienced so much record-breaking rainfall this season that an ancient lake has reappeared.

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