The ancient Nabataeans were well known for their hydraulic system, water storage and irrigation in a very arid area of Petra and its hinterland. They combined the best Greco-Roman practices with water ...

Apr. 2, 2025 — An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid ...

Decorating in 2025 draws some of the core trends of the past five years together: natural influences, warmth and comfort, and ...

Experts identified the jug as an amphora — a piece of pottery sometimes used in funeral rituals to hold offerings or human ...

POTTERY sherds, when they occur, are some of the most useful 'fossils' the prehistorian can have to deal with. When the are found with an industry, one can be almost certain that they are ...

A Danish family has returned three ancient artifacts to Italy after their father purchased them in the 1960s. The items, believed to have been taken from an Etruscan tomb, were handed over to the ...

An ancient Etruscan town, Lazio, Italy. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0 The Etruscans and Romans were fierce rivals in early Italic history. Obviously, the Romans ended up being victorious ...

likely as a luxury item imported by the Etruscan aristocracy. Alongside it, there was also a bucchero amphora (a type of black pottery) inscribed with five lines in two different Etruscan alphabets.

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Child buried in a cemetery that was once a pottery shop. (photo credit ... considered the oldest decorated royal tomb in ancient Egypt. The tomb consists of a limestone burial chamber covered ...

Although experts have analyzed the carving, it's possible that its origins could rest in the ancient Bronze Age or ... including pottery fragments, kitchen utensils, and an arrowhead dated to ...