Archaeologists in Boeslunde dug up a pair of Bronze Age weapons made of — even though the Iron Age wouldn't begin here for ...

Archaeologists in western Turkey uncover a Hellenistic marble head believed to depict the Greek goddess Hestia.

Saffron, also known as Kesar, is an ancient and valuable spice prized for its rich color, aroma, and medicinal properties.

A team of international scientists, led by Dr. Karen Baab, a paleoanthropologist at the College of Graduate Studies, Glendale ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

The culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of one of the most advanced urban civilizations at the time, contemporaries ...

The legacy of renowned Greek writer and philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) made a symbolic "third visit" to China ...

Evidence from a site in southeast England suggests early humans were purposefully and repeatedly igniting blazes roughly ...

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great ...

Long before Cleopatra and Hatshepsut, Ankhnespepy II amassed unprecedented political and religious power. Here's how.

When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...

Archaeologists in Greece uncover a 7th-century B.C.E. tomb with a noblewoman buried wearing an inverted crown, symbolizing the fall of her power.