For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early ...

The "intriguing new" rock engraving was found on the west bank of the Nile River near Aswan in November 2022, during a survey ...

Over the centuries, countless pilgrims have walked the paths of this angelic sword-shaped line, driven by personal devotion, ...

A mosaic adorning the entrance to a fifth-century church in Turkey ’s ancient city of Olympus is both just the tip of the ...

Zeno was the Byzantine Emperor who witnessed the end of the Western Roman Empire. He is known for being buried alive by his ...

Useful objects and building remains found during excavations show that people have lived in the area continuously ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, the Byzantine Emperor who preferred books and who offered us a detailed account of Byzantine ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants managed to people the rest of the world ...

xx, 1207 p. : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. 936-1118) and index The earlier empire c. 500-c. 700 -- The middle empire c. 700-1204 -- The Byzantine lands in the later Middle Ages ...