A new chemical and microscopic analysis of Pompeii residues documents a sacrificial rite that had only been previously described by ancient Roman writers and artists.
Under some old, loose tiles lay the real-life counterpart of d'Artagnan from The Three Musketeers.
Some bones indicate that the hunter-gatherers of the time fed dogs fish. Their remains were also treated in similar ways to those of humans in death.
“Only a mad general would force his army to go through that before a battle.”
The latest findings come from the first independent investigation of the Monte Verde site in 50 years—and the implications are paradigm-shifting.
An excavation spanning over 11 years is turning up valuable information about everyday life in old Egypt.
A team of 15 specialist divers dove into waters off the coast of the Philippines last month—initiating a forensic recovery operation that one Pentagon scientist said could take "months or years."
New findings challenge an “Inca-centric” view of South American history, the researchers say.
The ancient scribbles, written in Tamil, read, “Cikai Korran came here and saw.”
The renowned physicist, mathematician, and philosopher would later reject the ideas presented in this very book.
Geneticists have found an interesting pattern in how early humans and Neanderthals interbred—and it wasn't balanced.
Prehistoric humans had a surprisingly sophisticated understanding of geometric rules, as this study suggests.
The discovery presents some of the oldest physical evidence that tooth-blackening trends in Vietnam have stayed consistent for a very, very long time.
Researchers revisited a 2,500-year-old mummified skull, uncovering signs of an extreme surgical procedure—which the ancient woman survived.
New research investigates the centuries-old remains of sacrificial victims recovered from volcanoes in Peru.
Indigenous Americans weathered the Ice Age with style and utility, it seems.
Seems like Europeans were playing blocking games centuries earlier than previously thought.
Archaeologists and students in England have uncovered a mass grave, which includes the remains of an exceptionally tall man with a hole in his skull.
This is probably not how the ancient Egyptian priests thought their afterlife would go.
At least they had a nice burial?
