If you've ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact ...

The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

The Anzac biscuit is a cultural icon, invented after the first world war. But women still provided necessities and small ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

Dukkah (pronounced doo-kah) is a fragrant blend of nuts, seeds, and warm spices that can be mixed with olive oil for a bread ...

To study this history, population geneticist Harald Ringbauer at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ...

Sometimes, food brings people together. Other times, it becomes the reason you question everything—including your coworker's sanity. One Reddit user shared a story that’s less about bread and more ...

Hot cross buns aren rsquo;t just a sweet snack that appears around Easter. They carry centuries of storytelling in their ...

The burial chamber — which was found in January and features many decorated rooms and mudbrick vaults — is the second major ...

Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of ...

Nessim, an ancient Egyptian festival marking the arrival of spring, is a joyous occasion celebrated across Egypt. Observed on the Monday after Coptic Easter, this national holiday brings families and ...