An international team of researchers has uncovered hidden clues about life in the hills of ancient southwest Samos, Greece.

For more than three decades, Ötzi the Iceman has been a kind of time capsule for researchers—an Alpine body preserved so well that it keeps producing scientific “firsts.” Now, a new analysis suggests ...

Archaeologists in Central China's Henan Province have uncovered more than 100 tombs dating from the Warring States Period ...

The museum landscape of the Athens region of Greece is set for a transformation in 2026 as four major projects near ...

Surface ceramics from ancient Samos reveal a self-sufficient rural economy, challenging the island’s image as a ...

Wisconsin Historical Society researchers have uncovered 16 ancient canoes in Lake Mendota, some of which are thousands of ...

Founded in 1506, the Pontifical Swiss Guard is the world’s longest continually operating army, and, with a maximum of 135 ...

Among the most exciting finds is a ring-shaped jade dragon with a slit, a signature artifact of the Hongshan culture. "It was ...

An attorney for the archaeologist who helped find unmarked graves of enslaved people at Capital City Country Club is ...

Erich von Däniken, who has died aged 90, was among the first writers to suggest that human civilisation, and even human ...

Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar is thought to be one of the last Neanderthal refuges and scientists have been working to unravel ...

Throughout ancient Egyptian history, taxes were very much part of daily life. Most Egyptians were farmers who owed the state both a period of labor service and a portion of their annual harvest. The ...