The Greek Orthodox Holy Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai is believed to house the oldest icon depicting the ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

Bones dating back 25,000 years suggest that humans lived in extremely icy conditions in Tibet, which were previously thought ...

Bone fragments from a cave in northern Spain suggest there were multiple hominin species living in western Europe around a ...

The agoras of the ancient Greek city-states were open areas for people to assemble for everything from political gatherings to public debates. Ancient Agora is the most popular of its kind ...

A cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools uncovered in Tanzania suggest ancient human ancestors were capable of critical ...

Researchers on Tuesday made their way to the top of General Sherman, an ancient icon that stands 275 feet tall in Sequoia National Park. T heir goal: To give the 2,200-year-old tree a checkup.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Feeling overwhelmed by all the ancient archaeological sites? For a contemporary palette cleanser, head to the Tomato Industrial Museum, a renovated canning factory from the ...

From strange wooden tools and statues to ancient human remains, these objects are drawing archaeologists into the high, frozen mountains each year. Norway is at the forefront of this emerging ...