Archaeologists have announced the discovery of 5,000-year-old remains apparently belonging to a high-society woman from an ancient Peruvian civilization. The tomb was found in Aspero, an area in ...

“It’s a unique find.” Cal Poly Humboldt Though few have heard of the ancient queen, nearly everyone has heard of her grandson, Alexander the Great. “This is the only appropriate location ...

Now, scientists have been able to confirm the identity of the mystery fossil, known as Penghu 1, through analyzing ancient protein fragments contained in teeth still attached to the jaw.

Archaeologists at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre have discovered ancient garden evidence, aligning with biblical accounts. Seeds and pollen from 2,000-year-old olive trees and ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

The variation that the researchers found challenges long-held views across history and the social sciences that we can use ancient Greece ... and that is what accounts for this variability in ...