Scientists say they have identified an extinct crocodile species from about 45 million years ago in the limestone formation ...

A new magnetic test can distinguish ancient pottery from modern fakes by detecting a hidden signal that builds up in clay over centuries.

The Sphinx is one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic monuments, and now scientists have found that it could be hiding a very unusual secret.

A handful of unremarkable bone fragments from caves in southern Siberia have turned out to hold an extraordinary evolutionary ...

In 1987, Canadian scientists discovered ancient glass sponge reefs alive in British Columbia’s Hecate Strait, overturning the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 3,000-year-old young male horse inside Egypt’s ancient Abqaa’ fortress, suggesting it may have been used to pull a chariot. Nearby harness fittings point ...

A study of nearly 200 individuals buried in domestic contexts in ancient and Viking Age Scandinavia has revealed unusually high levels of violence.

Emily Wilson, the first woman to translate Homer, offers a series of essays that examine modern interpretations of ancient ...

Bone fragments recovered from a first-century limestone burial chest have been hailed as the first connection to the family ...

A man who died in the Ecuadorian Andes more than 3,000 years ago has a face again. An international team has completed a ...

An ancient crater beneath Ames, Oklahoma, is now believed to be nearly 100 million years younger than previously thought, potentially linking it to a major mass extinction event.

Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Tuesday pushed for greater spread of India’s ancient knowledge saying it should not remain confined to manuscripts and libraries alone. He also said that we should ...