Ancient Origins
During excavations launched ahead of an upcoming electric power plant construction project, archaeologists unearthed an approximately 2,700-year-old necropolis about 31 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of Naples, Italy.…
A lavishly decorated tomb discovered in eastern China may be…
In an extraordinary archaeological find, at a medieval graveyard at…
Homer’s Iliad is often considered as one of the greatest works of Western literature. For many centuries,…
When Howard Carter broke into the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922, the treasures he…
Arabian archers in the Roman army had a surprising impact on the evolution of writing…
There are literally thousands of incredible texts that have survived from the ancient world, which…
Researchers have finally unveiled the age-old mysteries surrounding a historic Islamic sword dubbed “Excalibur”, due…
Longstanding beliefs about ancient technological and medical knowledge were placed under scrutiny when Paul T.…