Researchers recently identified Roman warriors' bodies stacked in an ancient well in Croatia, connecting them to Emperor ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, ...

Archaeologists uncovered rare gold treasures and evidence of a Roman river port at Aquileia, revealing the city’s ancient trade power.

History doesn’t always reveal its secrets willingly. While most archaeological finds eventually yield their stories through carbon dating ...

The earliest origins of rare intact—and inscribed—Egyptian alabaster vessels like the one examined are generally unknown but span the reigns of Achaemenid emperors Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes, a ...

While it may seem farfetched to imagine northern Africa’s Sahara Desert alive with thick vegetation and giant freshwater lakes, radar imaging is helping researchers see through the desert’s endless ...

A massive platform hidden in a southern Mexico jungle for 3,000 years actually is a giant map of the Maya order of the universe.

Scientists have unearthed Australia's oldest known crocodile eggshells which may have belonged to "drop crocs" - creatures ...

Ancient rocks reveal a potassium-40 deficit, the first physical evidence of the proto-Earth and insights into early planetary ...