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, ...

The Huns were nomadic warriors, likely from Asia, who are best known for invading and terrorizing Europe in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. and hastening the downfall of the Western Roman Empire.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Archaeologists used to think that the Clovis people were the first inhabitants of the Americas some 13,500 years ago. The evidence from these ancient sites says otherwise.

Head off on a road trip along one of Albania’s most scenic stretches of coast, driving to hilltop villages and beaches that ...