The chestnut trees of Europe tell a hidden story charting the fortunes of ancient Rome and the legacy it left in the ...

Greek is one of the oldest recorded living languages of the world, with a truly rich history that spans over 3,000 years.

Chinese is one of the oldest languages still used today, going back to around 1250 BCE. Today, over a billion people speak it. Hebrew was widely spoken by the ancient Israelites. Though it faded by ...

Emperor Constantine I convened the first ecumenical council in Nicaea. Why did he summon all the Christian bishops of his ...

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and ...

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...