The waters of the Bay of Naples may seem a far cry from the deserts of modern Jordan and Saudi Arabia, home of the ancient Nabataeans, a Semitic-speaking people who established a powerful kingdom ...

The Timeless Enigma of Stonehenge Stonehenge, nestled in the verdant landscapes of Wiltshire, England, stands as a testament ...

“Forgery and tax fraud carried severe penalties under Roman law, including hard labor or even capital punishment,” Dolganov explained.

Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study, revealing new details about mumification ...

along the main road into the ancient city of Petra. Photograph by Annie Griffiths Whatever the origin of this most precious of resources, the inventive Nabataeans used water to grow their city.

Today, Petra’s ancient water system reminds us of the Nabataeans' ingenuity and determination. As scientists continue to study the remnants of Petra's infrastructure, they gain new insights into ...

Archaeologists used to think that the Clovis people were the first inhabitants of the Americas some 13,500 years ago. The evidence from these ancient sites says otherwise. More recently ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...

Rajesh Rao, a computer scientist and Indus script scholar, says he receives emails every week from people claiming they’ve figured out the ancient script. According to Rao, most of these ...