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New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or sub-Saharan Africa. Advances in DNA sequencing are helping researchers resolve a ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental tomb in Turkey's northwestern Bozüyük district that may have been built for a ...

Cats might have been sacred in ancient Egypt, but they were far from cherished pets. Discover why our assumptions about their treatment draw far more on modern sensibilities than historical reality ...

Scientists have traced ancient Martian shorelines inside a giant canyon, revealing where a vast ocean once stood and why ...

A recently interpreted inscription reveals the existence of a forgotten Maya queen in Cobá, changing what was known about ...

The climate warmed up almost as quickly 56 million years ago as it is doing now. When a huge amount of CO2 entered the ...

This early history of the Maya peoples in Mesoamerica details the art and architecture of the Preclassic period, more than ...

China's assertion of historical sovereignty over Tibet is being challenged as a significant historical distortion. Scholars ...

A tour of the Byzantine churches in the historic center of Athens offers history, unique architecture, and a rare viewing ...

Excavations in Rome’s Pietralata uncover ancient roads, tombs, and a Hercules shrine, revealing daily life and religious ...