The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.

The earliest known example of alphabetic writing has been discovered etched onto small clay cylinders in an ancient Syrian tomb, which was excavated by researchers from Maryland’s Johns Hopkins ...

The needles were likely crafted using a steelmaking technique known as 'frying.' The Marquis of Haihun’s tomb has offered archeologists invaluable information about life during the Western Han dynasty ...

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

In 2004, while she was still a meticulous young graduate student, Elaine Sullivan made a discovery that would deepen the history of human writing. Using trowels and brushes to remove ancient soil at ...

Commissioned in 1895, the USS Olympia is the oldest steel warship still afloat in the world. It's famous for winning the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Olympia ...

When it was made: Between 3500 and 3100 B.C. More than five millennia ago, an Egyptian weaver created a simple, tailored linen dress, likely not realizing just how long it would stick around. The ...

You might not think ancient Egyptian art has anything to do with your modern-day hustle, but here’s a twist: while pharaohs were building empires, their artists were painting athletes in ...

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A tiny silver goblet discovered decades ago in the Judean Hills might hold the oldest known depiction of cosmic creation – and the scenes etched into its surface tell a surprisingly peaceful story.