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The Romans gambled their bread money using asymmetrical and 'unfair' dice. A new study suggests they might have cared more about gods than math.
Environmental problems fueled the chaos that destroyed a kingdom -- and cleared a path for a new religion.
Climate can make or break empires.
These pendants don't seem to have been considered 'special' in any way, though.
Not bad for a Fossil Friday!
Now that is an old vintage!
Wine played an important role in the history of the Roman Empire — and the Roman Empire played an important role in the history of wine. Many Romans believed you should drink wine every day, which made the drink “democratic”. Wine wasn’t just a drink for the aristocrats; it was enjoyed by craftsmen and slaves; […]
AI is pioneering a new field of data-driven archeology that may help answer some of the great mysteries from the dawn of humanity.
They are believed to have been ancestors of the Neanderthals, living in Britain up to 620,000 years ago.
'Thou who shall not be named' turns out to be multiple deities.
The common assumption that kings had often meaty lavish feasts may need to be changed.
There are many theories behind the finding, from a bizarre tragedy to the frogs being attracted to the area
The new discoveries could shed light on how life was like beyond the wall for the "barbarian" tribes.
We're still only starting to understand Neanderthal culture.
Falling water levels provided an unexpected opportunity for archaeologists.
Lidar strikes again: these are the first urban centers to be discovered in the region.
The exhibit contained around 250 sarcophagi and at least 150 bronze statues.
The menu was quite alluring, but the offal was not always well cooked.
Not exactly the goods you were expecting.
Mummies found atop a sacred mountain have provided the first archaeological evidence of ayahuasca among the Inca.
Ruins of the pillars of an ancient Zeus temple are found in Egypt, and guess what they are made of pink granite.
Much effort has been put into understanding what life was like around Stonehenge. But what about life before Stonehenge?
These super weapons may have seen action during the Crusades.
A new solution for a pretty old place.
A series of droughts, and not the cold, pushed the Vikings away from Greenland.
There's more to this art than meets the eye.
Some of the high-class Viking people were buried with their ships and boats.
What could possibly go wrong?
Some of the most mind blowing discoveries happen when you least expect them.
The macho Viking myth is being challenged by a Medieval warrior with XXY chromosomes.
These ancient hominids had a complex and complicated pattern of extinction.
Many kingdoms have raised and fallen but a part of their scent remains -- and scientists are looking for ways to experience it..
This simple advancement still echoes through the ages.
It's the "finest wooden shipwreck I've ever seen," one marine archaeologist commented.
Although the megalithic monument had long been thought to be a calendar, new discoveries may now explain how it exactly worked.
It's the largest Roman mosaic found in the UK in the past 50 years.
It's one of only four objects of its kind discovered so far.
Stone tools and a tooth found in a cave in France open up new questions on human history
Neanderthals were smart enough to pick the perfect spot where to place their cave fires.
It looks like a gruesome mortuary practice, but the 16th century Andean communities were probably just desperately trying to avoid desecration at the hands of colonialists.
While the researchers can't completely discard the theory, it needs more evidence to hold up.
The armor may represent a rare showcase of technological transfer between the West and East in the 1st millenium B.C.
It's a tale as old as history -- but it could be a misleading tale.
A forensic artist used archaeology, genetics, and history to reconstruct Ludvig’s appearance.
They don't make them like they used to.
The treasure contains some remarkable pieces that were made in Egypt over 3,000 years ago, from the time of Nefertiti.
It's the most well preserved pre-Hispanic boat ever found.
A group of archeologists have found a Roman villa containing a mosaic that portrays scenes from Homer’s Iliad, the fight between Achilles and the Trojan hero, Hector. The mosaic dates back to the third or fourth century AD and it was first found by a farmer in Rutland, UK, who got in touch with researchers […]
More children likely survived infancy in hunter-gatherer times than previously thought.
Researchers have been arguing whether it's made from wool or linen. Turns out, it's neither.
