In a study published in the journal PNAS, researchers compared house size distributions from more than 1,000 sites around the ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

ancient rites, history and divination. The sixth, on music, may have disappeared in the 3rd-century-B.C. “Burning of Books and Burying of Scholars.” More than 2,000 scholars contributed to ...

According to ancient Greek mythology, there are five ages known as The Ages of Man, during which time humanity reaches its ...

The enormous stone structure, complete with angular steps and flat terraces, looks uncannily like the ruins of a man-made ...

At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...

and Marilyn Milton Simpson professor of classics at Yale University, previously told Live Science. Ancient Egypt's history has traditionally been divided into 30 (or sometimes 31) dynasties. However, ...

In addition to the many magnificent historical monuments in Greece, the country boasts several unique sunken cities and ...

New research reveals a surprising link between the ancient tectonic history of oceanic plates and their fate as they subduct ...

The "Dead Sea Scrolls" exhibit, announced at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, features ancient Jewish ...

Welcome to Rhodes! This Greek island isn’t just about golden beaches and azure waters—it’s a living museum of ancient wonders.Rhodes is famous not just for its stunning beaches but also its medieval ...