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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.
Evidence shows Norse seafarers settled the Azores centuries before Portuguese explorers.
The prayer roll is one of only a few dozen of its kind still in existence, and it sheds new light on Christian practices at the time.
The architecture of over 400 sites, built over a period of 2,000 years, has been revealed.
Neanderthals had much better oral communication abilities than their ancestors, resembling those of humans.
That moment when you're out casually diving and you find a Crusader knight's lost longsword.
Thousands of years worth of chemical interaction between a particular type of volcanic ash and water have made the Roman concrete stronger, not weaker, over time.
No lighters back then but hunter-gathers still found a way to enjoy tobacco.
New technologies are helping us discover old structures.
The Mayans and Teotihuacan may have been closer than we thought.
It started a trend all throughout the Mediterranean world.
Archeologists found traces of a similar event to the one described in the bible.
A discovery that may rewrite the textbooks.
The hunt for the Lost Colony is still on.
The remains of the former slave turned high-ranking priest are so well preserved they retained white hair and even a piece of an ear.
It's the first evidence of an execution by wild animals in Roman Britain.
Researchers found gnaw marks on most of the bones pointing to striped hyenas.
Humans and weed go back 120 centuries.
Archaeologists believe solar ships were used by the pharaoh for pilgrimages or funeral rituals.
More and more evidence suggests that Neanderthals were just as feeling and thinking creatures as humans.
Being an Anglo Saxon was more a cultural thing than a genetic thing.
Remains with combination of Neanderthal and early human features date back 100,000 years.
There are around 2,000 deserted villages in England, but Gainsthorpe is perhaps the most mysterious of them.
Scientists recreate torches and other Stone Age cave lighting
Restoration work revealed the stunning level of detail in this Viking-era cross.
It's one of the most bizarre (and beautiful) kind of church you can see -- and it hides quite the history.
These look like renderings from a video game. Only they're real!
Someone made a great effort to ensure these weapons would never be usable again.
Although this ancient Hebrew text is written in the same handwriting, a computer algorithm was able to spot two distinct scribes.
The island of Skokholm off the coast of Wales is well known for hosting thousands of puffins ever year. This time, it's something else.
Snow and ice helped researchers find many Viking structures -- but the mystery still deepens.
It's a finding well worth its salt.
The entire front panel was recreated with a 3D computer model, and that's when researchers noticed something.
The consensus is that all Bronze Age societies in Europe were patriarchal -- maybe not this one.
It's a dark episode in human history.
The study helps combat romantic ideas about this ancient population.
This ancient village fought against the sea.
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Sardis found a 1,500 year-old-house in fantastic shape. Not only is the house excellently preserved, but its tiles were decorated with puppy prints and chicken decorations. It’s not as well-known as the likes of Athens or Rome, but in its heyday, the ancient city of Sardis would have rivalled […]
I mean, what else could it be?
A former Soviet bioware lab is investigating ancient permafrost viruses.
The emblematic Norwegian stave churches are being measured using new technology.
The facility was capable of brewing thousands of gallons of beer.
Neanderthals were every bit as smart and creative as humans.
OUCH. That describes life in medieval Cambridge.
As if Stonehenge wasn't impressive enough, it appears to have been carried for almost 200 miles.
It's one of the oldest wind instruments.
They ruled a big part of today's Turkey and defeated the legendary king Midas.
Finding noble clothes at a smelting site isn’t very common.
