While a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz history professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient artifacts in Syria marked with an alphabetic script whose meaning still remains ...

Clay tablets at Kurd Qaburstan reveal ancient Mesopotamian culture Artefacts hint at urban life in the Middle Bronze Age city Findings challenge perceptions of ...

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 ...

The researchers seized upon a rare opportunity to sequence DNA from many members of a single community. They retrieved over 50 ancient genomes from a set of burial grounds in Dorset, southern England, ...

Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what scholars know about ancient Egypt. Archaeologists uncovered parts of Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple from the Middle ...

Archaeologists have discovered long-lost ancient Egyptian tombs that were hiding beneath a stone well for more than 4,000 years. Working at a site outside of Cairo, they uncovered four ancient ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Researchers have used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

(Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Facebook) It's the first time many of these artifacts have been recovered from Al-Bahansa, says the team of archaeologists from the University of ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian who treated pharaohs more than 4,000 years ago. The well-preserved burial site belonged to Teti Neb Fu, believed to have been a ...

Within the cemetery, the team found coffins holding the remains of ancient Egyptians. While excavating the cemetery, the team also found the remains of bows and arrowheads — weapons that would ...

Join an extensive research department that covers Greek and Roman history, Classical literature, and ancient philosophy. Our virtual week took place October 2024 – to find out about future sessions to ...