New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...
UK scientists have announced what they term a “historic breakthrough,” after the first image of the inside of a scroll ...
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 ...
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...
Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...
The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...
Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.
When you think of a vending machine, things like snacks, sodas, or even pharmaceutical supplies may come to mind. But you ...
As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Researchers have used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome has long been referenced, from the temple-like façades ...
Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.