During excavations in Pompeii, a large thermal complex was discovered, which was adjacent to a banquet hall in a private house. This finding sheds new light on the social life of the ancient city. A ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

Clay tablets at Kurd Qaburstan reveal ancient Mesopotamian culture Artefacts hint at urban life in the Middle Bronze Age city Findings challenge perceptions of ...

A controversy emerged when Harsha Richhariya sat on a chariot with seers during the Niranjani Akhara's procession at the Kumbh. Swami Anand Swaroop objected, saying the Kumbh is for spirituality ...

In the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is saved, and evidence is found of the transatlantic slave trade in Devon.

These practices persisted into the Nordic Bronze Age, as evidenced by artifacts such as the famous Sun Chariot, further underscoring the enduring importance of the sun in regional belief systems.

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire, the archaeological site was ravaged by Islamic State (IS) fighters after they seized large areas of Iraq and neighbouring Syria in 2014.