A study of ancient human DNA from a wetland region in Belgium, western Germany, and the Netherlands yielded surprising ...

Before modern science had a true understanding of what a solar eclipse is and how they work, ancient cultures had to form their own beliefs over what happened during this brief, but awesome, event.

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

SAN DIEGO — The total solar eclipse is one week away. Before there was scientific reasoning behind the astronomical event, there were cultural myths and superstitions for why the sun disappeared. Long ...

Timothy P. Harrison, a renowned academic leader and scholar with decades of research experience in the Middle East, has been appointed director of the University of Chicago’s Institute for the Study ...

Discover the latest news, features and articles about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China.

Ancient stone carvings have long captured the imagination of historians and enthusiasts alike, with some suggesting these artworks depict aircraft-like machines. The presence of such carvings in ...

It was common for ancient cultures to communally take hallucinogens, but this society did things much differently. An international team of archaeologists has revealed the role hallucinogenic drugs ...

Kira Rossi, a senior at New Philadelphia High School, loves learning about ancient Egypt and archaeology. She is fluent enough in French to be able to read and write in the language. Editor's Note: ...