From ancient cities buried beneath the sands to mummies revealing new secrets, 2021 brought a wave of remarkable ...

New research suggests that the illustrations may have been based on "Phrygians," a tragedy by the Athenian playwright ...

The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...

Excited scientists have discovered evidence in the UK of humans deliberately making fire 400,000 years ago, dramatically ...

When most of us think about the most important Jewish landmarks in the land of Israel, usually places such as the Kotel or ...

The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...

New research from the University of St Andrews, as part of a team led by the University of Bradford, has confirmed the ...

Peru's Ministry of Culture has confirmed a groundbreaking discovery that rewrites the history of ancient astronomy in the Americas. Archaeologists working at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex ...

The Melsonby Hoard has been nominated for a national award by one of the UK’s leading archaeological publications. The hoard, ...

Researchers have uncovered extensive pre-Hispanic settlements hidden beneath the waters and vegetation of Bolivia's Great Tectonic Lakes. Using advanced LiDAR technology and collaborative fieldwork ...

The first known case of cleft lip has been identified in a preserved trophy head from Peru, shedding light on ancient burial ...

Learning to light our own fires was one of the great turning points in human history, offering our ancestors warmth, a place ...