An extraordinary discovery has recently come to light off the coast of Adrasan, Turkey, offering a rare and well-preserved ...

“There’s a prestige in Renaissance Italy associated with antiquity in general, and the Sacro Bosco and Orsini can lay claim to a much more ancient tradition than is found in other parts of the ...

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...

Map of the Persian Empire, centered on Iran, from Historical Atlas, William R. Shepherd, 1911. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain This region is roughly equivalent to the ancient land of Persis.

Ancient Greek vases have revealed the hidden names of Amazons, mythology's warrior women, in a report deciphering ancient languages unspoken for millennia. In the forthcoming study of pottery ...

A new study published June 18 in the journal Nature has uncovered a “huge surprise” about humans in Africa 50,000 years ago. Previous studies have shown that humans, who arrived in Africa ...

The so-called "Dragon Man" skull found in China in 1933 sheds light on the ancient human species the Denisovans, about whom scientists previously had little information.

Fragments of the ancient Roman fresco show a floral pattern. (Image credit: MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)) The art served to demonstrate the wealth and taste of the villa's inhabitants.

The analysis reveals surprising patterns of life around those ancient structures, offering a fresh window onto evolution half a billion years ago. Animal reefs spanned ancient Nevada More than 514 ...

Video. A summer festival in Japan’s Saga Prefecture is offering visitors a sensory experience with the soft sounds of porcelain wind chimes made by local artisans.

In Hampi, pushkarinis, or temple tanks, once served multiple purposes. When attached to temples like Virupaksha, the water was meant for purification. In the Royal Enclosure, it sustained an entire ...

Gorgias was a Greek man from Sicily who visited Athens in 427 BC. Soon after, he discovered his life’s purpose and began telling everyone that reality was not what people thought it was.