Ancient history
Egyptian researchers discover collection of ancient rock art spanning 10,000 years in Sinai desert
The engravings and drawings are divided into several groups, researchers learned in their initial study of the space, the oldest of which are done in red and dated to between 10,000 and 5,500 BCE.
On This Day: Howard Carter enters King Tut's burial chamber in Egypt's Valley of Kings
Residue from Roman vial reveals first evidence of ancient physicians' use of fecal medicine - study
Elephant bone found at Spanish archaeological site may have marched on Rome with Hannibal - study
Seven Roman soldiers found in a mass grave in well, likely casualties of the CE 260 Battle of Mursa
Isotopic and DNA evidence indicate nonlocal origins, plant-heavy diets, respiratory infection, and combat injuries.
British Museum launches £3.5 million bid to secure Henry VIII Tudor Heart pendant found by café own
A 24 carat gold jewel, engraved with the initials h and k and linked to Catherine of Aragon’s 1518 tournament, was unearthed by metal detectorist Charlie Clarke.
Ancient human skull dating to 2,300 BCE discovered on Indiana's Whitewater River bank
“This discovery is a powerful and humbling reminder that people have walked this land for millennia,” said Fayette County Coroner Eddie Richardson.
Ancient Roman bronze 'ghost of the banquet' skeleton revealed as rare party favor of death today
Only twelve examples of the larva convivialis are known, with the 2.6 inch figurine now housed at Getty Villa in Los Angeles.
Ancient Roman site reveals early humans butchered straight-tusked elephant and crafted bone tools
Volcanic ash deposits above and below the bones at Casal Lumbroso date the carcass to around 404,000 years ago, during a warm Middle Pleistocene phase.
Three-century-old manuscript resurfaces, rewriting Columbus lore
The 39-folio manuscript includes unpublished passages and will receive a critical edition that illuminates Columbus's political portrayal in early eighteenth-century Spain.
Scientists uncover how tropical hippos weathered the last Ice Age in Central Europe
researchers report the European fossils display very low genetic diversity, indicating a small isolated herd marooned in the Upper Rhine Graben during interstadial warm spells.
Did Nefertiti wear King Tut’s iconic mask first? Scientists reignite debate
Researchers say the mask's pierced ears and mismatched gold suggest it was originally made for a female ruler, possibly Nefertiti.
Excavation uncovers 1,300-year-old breads stamped with Christ the Sower
Experts suggest these finds may be 'communion bread' used in early Christian rituals, revealing both ritual customs and the symbolic integration of spirituality into everyday life.
‘Sword Dragon’: 185-million-year-old predator with enormous eyes and blade-like snout identified
Scientists say the nearly complete skeleton, found in 2001 near Golden Cap, is 'a missing piece in the puzzle of ichthyosaur evolution'.
