Two renowned prehistoric individuals were likely infected with a human papillomavirus that has been linked to several cancers ...

Ancient artefacts unearthed and collected during the construction of a huge Leeds transport project have been preserved at a Leeds museum.

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient canoes, including one that’s 5,200 years old, making it even older than Egypt’s Great ...

Dion, the sacred site of ancient Macedonia, lies at the foot of Mount Olympus, featuring lush vegetation, springs and a ...

Roman object called the Medusa of cameo, found in Hallstatt, is an 1,800-year-old gem that reveals trade networks in the ...

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

A diver stumbled across the find of a lifetime off the coast of Sardinia when a stray shiny item loosened itself from the sea ...

At the height of its power, the Roman Empire extended as far away as Britain. Rome didn’t view the region as remote or ...

Officials said the finds, announced by Egypt’s antiquities authority, shed light on settlement patterns, production, and ...

When it comes to ancient Egypt, archaeologists never know what they might find – and visitors are bound to be dazzled by the displays in the recently opened Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. In recent ...

A rare Roman-era marble bathtub and statue fragment were recently discovered in ancient Ephesus, Turkey, where Paul the ...