Experts are carefully uncovering traces of the original paint and fragments of gold leaf that once adorned the 2,000-year-old ...

Scientists have unravelled a mystery about the disappearance of dwarf hippos and elephants that once roamed the picturesque landscape on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus before palaeolithic humans ...

The inhabitants of the land of pyramids used baboons instead of guard dogs and shaved their eyebrows as a sign of mourning ...

CONSERVATIONISTS at Persepolis, Iran’s most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: ...

About 4,600 years ago, ancient Egyptian laborers built the Great Pyramid of Giza one stone at a time. Nearby was the Khufu ...

Ancient Egyptian fort that guarded kingdom against mysterious ‘sea peoples’ uncovered - Artefacts shed light on daily lives, ...

Egyptians ate much less meat than bread because raising livestock without large pastures was a challenging task. Studies of ...

We have actually been contemplating wellness in our architectural design of living spaces for years, including the flow of ...

But the study published Monday suggests that emissions during two ancient "thermal maxima" are similar enough to today's anthropogenic climate change to help scientists forecast its consequences.

On a recent expedition, researchers braved summer storms in northern Greenland to learn the secrets of the ancient peoples ...

Series and documentaries about ancient history, pop culture and current events continue to prove popular sellers for Arte ...