Lead isotope analysis has emerged as a critical tool in the study of Bronze Age metallurgy, enabling researchers to decipher the provenance and circulation of metal resources used in ancient societies ...

Like a toy on a string, the timing of cat domestication has been a moving target. Now researchers have pounced on a new timeline suggesting that tame descendants of African wildcats left the continent ...

Thonis-Heracleion, Alexandria, Meroë, and Jenne-Jeno were once centers of sophistication and wealth, but their fortunes waned over time. Although their ancient splendors disappeared from sight, ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 million years ago was Homo erectus. But in recent years, a debate has ...

INSV Kaundinya, India's new stitched sailing vessel, will embark on its maiden voyage from Porbandar to Muscat on December 29 ...

Named after the legendary mariner Kaundinya, who is believed to have sailed from India to Southeast Asia in ancient times, INSV Kaundinya, the Indian Navy’s stitched sailing vessel embodies India's ...

The Africa Cup of Nations 2025 has taken center stage in December and early January, as 24 teams went to Morocco aiming to be crowned AFCON champs. Now only a handful remain in this brilliant ...

Huge carved obelisks and stelas in northern Ethiopia were erected by the kings of the Aksum Empire, who ruled the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region for much of the first millennium A.D. The toppled ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday praised the initiative behind a ship built using the ancient Indian stitched-ship ...

Indian Navy’s stitched sailing vessel INSV Kaundinya begins maiden overseas voyage to Oman, showcasing India’s ancient ...