Children in ancient Greece played with figurines that, much like the "Barbies", reflected the society and aspirations of ...

The 'whoever breaks this will die' message was written in an ancient Middle Eastern logosyllabic writing system and was ...

Archaeologists in Israel believe they have discovered a first-century synagogue that was once the religious center of the ...

Iron Age cargoes from Dor reveal how ancient Mediterranean trade evolved alongside shifting empires and political power. New ...

Archaeologists believe that the stylus was carved to resemble a herm, a type of sculpture in ancient Greece that was often ...

Spotted off the coast of Denmark, the "Svælget 2" is a cog, a kind of large trading vessel used in the Middle Ages. Experts ...

Chemical traces on 60,000-year-old stone arrowheads from South Africa suggest ancient hunters used plant poison.

A massive hoard of Iron Age objects, including an ancient Celtic war trumpet, was discovered during a routine dig in West ...

Known as a carnyx, the instrument is only the third of its kind to be found in Britain. It was discovered in the territory of ...

Archaeologists excavating at Tadım Fortress and Höyük in eastern Turkey have unearthed a remarkable stone seal dating back 7,500 years, pushing evidence of organized settlement in the Elazig region ...

Archaeologists working at an ancient burial site in Bahrain have made a remarkable discovery that is shedding new light on the mysterious Dilmun civilization. A rare 3,300-year-old faience mask was ...

Last summer, Linda Åsheim found a ring so beautiful it looks like it could have been made yesterday. But Åsheim is an ...