The Olympics were held in the rural sanctuary of Olympia, though they took their name from Mount Olympus. By the second ...

It takes weeks to clean lichen from the monuments. Over 2,500-year-old ancient monument faces rapid algal erosion: 'These organisms could reduce these relics to dust within 50 to 100 years' first ...

Brushing away some dirt in southern Sweden, archaeologists carefully revealed a 2,500-year-old gravesite of an elite woman.

The Hoxne Hoard is one of the most significant archaeological finds out of Britain. The hoard is mostly made of gold and silver coins, although other unique objects add to its value.

Some eight centuries after St. Francis of Assisi composed "Creatures of the Canticle," the manuscript is making its first ...

Insights Into South African Population History from 10,000-Year-Old Human DNA Sep. 19, 2024 — Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia ...

Name: Babylonian Map of the World ("Imago Mundi" in Latin) What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from ... even though it occupied both banks ...

One of the most outstanding messengers in ancient history was Euchid, who gained fame for his journey following the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. It is believed that he covered an impressive distance ...

you can immerse yourself in the ancient world right here in your own backyard at the University of Saskatchewan’s Museum of Antiquities. The museum started as a project in 1974 by ancient history ...

Holding the yellowed manuscript in his hands and studying the scribbled words, he understood that he was looking at one of the best-kept secrets in the history of science ... doing their best to make ...

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has confirmed a second season of its controversial Ancient Apocalypse series ... that an advanced civilization was lost to history in the series of cataclysms that brought ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army ... His reign was the second longest in Egyptian history. According to the ministry, Egypt was enjoying a time of economic ...