Last year, a section of one of Britain’s most important Roman roads was unearthed in south-east London in a “remarkable” ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has unearthed evidence of a civilisation dating back 4,500 years in Bahaj village of ...

In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Eva Miller traces how both the mythology of Babel and ...

Iron Maiden are a band undimmed by age. In front of a capacity crowd at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, the group of ...

A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala ...

In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to ...

From prehistoric sunscreen to a brain that turned to glass, we've learned some surprising new facts about human history ...

New research suggests a magnetic pole reversal 41k years ago caused harmful radiation. Homo sapiens adapted with clothing and ochre, while Neanderthals didn't.

AN ANCIENT sword engraved with swastikas and forged long before Jesus walked the Earth has been discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis. Uncovered intact in France after 2,300 years, the sword w… ...

Despite the lack of bodies, however, numerous ancient artifacts survived, including pottery, jewelry, metal ornaments, and cremation urns. The most remarkable discovery, however, was that of a rare ...

Ancient Homo sapiens about 40,000 years ago may have even benefited from some of the same technologies that we use to avoid sunburns today–mineral sunscreen, tailored clothes, and using caves ...