DEHRADUN: In a significant archaeological development, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has resumed excavations at ...

While its bigger, brasher neighbours generate more noise, this former Roman fortress remains the most charming city in the ...

In a major cultural boost for Rhodes, the Ministry of Culture is advancing restoration works at the "Pervola" archaeological ...

The imminent approach of the ball rollback may have just gotten a little less imminent.

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 ...

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 ...

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have found the earliest known literature on horses via bamboo slips dating back over 2,000 years to the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC). This ...

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 ...

Greece’s museums saw visitor numbers rise 0.8% in September, with free-entry visits up 20.5% and revenue increasing 37.6%.

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