The discovery underlines the Western Desert’s importance as a natural repository of secrets from ancient geological eras,” ...

Learn more about Wadisuchus kassabi, the crocodile’s ancient cousin that thrived in prehistoric oceans and rewrites this ...

Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?

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New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

Recent archaeological discoveries across the Americas are reshaping our understanding of ancient history. At the forefront is ...

Researchers discovered Sivulliusalmo alaskensis, a 73-million-year-old Arctic salmonid fossil, revealing ancient fish ...

Ancient Greeks encoded the secrets of their civilization in ways hidden in plain sight, shaping a legacy that endures through ...

Rome once had a near-equal rival just 11 miles away in the early days of the empire. The ancient Roman city of Gabii may not ...

Some 3,500 years ago, hunter-gatherers began building massive earthwork mounds along the Mississippi River at Poverty Point, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northeast Louisiana. "Conservatively, they ...

Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high ...