Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than ...

The origins of ancient art can be traced back to our earliest ancestors who adorned cave walls with vibrant paintings ...

The animated series 'The Quintet of Liangzhu Civilization' celebrates the four-thousand-year-old Liangzhu culture. Developed ...

An ancient Peruvian city that was a thriving hub of trade more than 3,000 years ago has been unveiled by archaeologists.

While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to developments in warfare.

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be more nuanced.

Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to ...

The same force that paved the way for the Greek Golden Age sowed the seeds of its political collapse: individualism.

The depth of the writer’s commitment is tested when he meets with a Southern Californian tattooist proficient in ancient ...

Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old remains of a 'high-status' woman in Peru's ancient Caral civilization in a former municipal dump along with other artifacts.