New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...
Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...
The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.
A new study demonstrates that certain incised stone artifacts from the Levantine Middle Paleolithic, specifically from Manot, Qafzeh, and Quneitra caves, were deliberately engraved with geometric ...
UK scientists have announced what they term a “historic breakthrough,” after the first image of the inside of a scroll ...
Archaeologists discovered Bronze Age footprints near Pompeii, showing people and animals fleeing a Vesuvius eruption some 4,000 years ago.
Archaeologists in the Netherlands have discovered a treasure trove of "devil's money" at a medieval cult site, revealing key ...
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...