Much of the early search for a lost Indus Valley language centred on the seals that were found when the old cities were ...

The Mycenaeans were skilled builders and formidable warriors. They established trade networks that reached as far as Egypt ...

In 1962, archaeologists uncovered an extraordinary artifact in a tomb near Thessaloniki, Greece—the Derveni Papyrus.

Heracles was a demigod famed for his unparalleled strength, courage, and adventures, notably his Twelve Labors, which ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously went extinct about 25 million years ago.

Based on a myth first told in Greece over 2,500 years ago, Hadestown, now playing in Sydney, is a modern retelling of the ...

What did ancient Greeks wear in the winter? A natural question as all statues of Greeks in antiquity depict them dressed in ...

How the Giza pyramids were formed has been a source of debate for generations. Here, we debunk several of the best-known ...

Lost manuscripts written by the famous Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga were discovered in the Netherlands. The ...

There is a perceptible Roman bias in the teaching of law, but the ancient Greeks were actually also quite influential.

Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were unearthed in the 1750s in the remains of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. These ...