The Derveni Papyrus found in Greece is of immense importance and was registered by UNESCO in 2015 as the oldest handwritten ...

For over 2,300 years, researchers and historians are trying to locate the Alexander the Great Tomb, one of the world's ...

Sculptor François Décure met his demise trying to make his artwork in the Paris Catacombs accessible to the public above.

While many associate a trip to Washington, D.C. with seeing the National Mall and monuments, just outside the city and across ...

An isolated burial in Sudan has revealed the first evidence of an unknown funeral ritual that took place nearly 4,000 years ago in a little-known African kingdom, a new study finds.

If someone happens to visit Kurukshetra for the Gita Mahotsav, he must drop in to the archaeological complex at Thanesar to ...

“Our skipper said ‘Have you ever dived this mark? We said, ‘No, because it’s rubbish, there’s nothing there,’” Bournemouth ...

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

The ivy-covered walls of America's oldest universities hold more than lecture halls and libraries. They conceal secrets.

The herb linked to reduced inflammation, lower anxiety, and reduced blood sugar - One of the world’s oldest herbs, use of ...

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...

A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the domestic cat, which has the scientific name Felis catus, originated in North ...