Sifting through the tan dirt of northern Iraq, archaeologists looked at the remnants of an ancient empire’s capital city. They sifted carefully through the king’s once-grand throne room ...

A new DNA study revealed Monday that several parts of Ancient Greece encouraged its citizens to marry their first cousins, according to the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

A new global study reveals that nearly 60% of river CO₂ comes from ancient carbon sources, raising new concerns about climate change.

A study of animal remains from an ancient trash pit in Mallorca suggests thrushes were once a staple of Roman street food culture.

The discovery of ancient bones carved into tubes in the mountains of Peru led researchers to conduct chemical analyses. Results of chemical and microscopic studies showed that the tubes contained ...

Vastu & Feng Shui News: Vastu Shastra offers principles for creating harmonious study spaces that boost academic performance. Key elements include east or north-facing desks, ...

Carvings at a site in Turkey could depict a devastating ancient comet strike that ushered in the dawn of civilization, a new study suggests.

New research led by University of Tennessee Professor Alex Bentley suggests that social distancing practices may date back 6,000 years. The study, published in the Journal of The Royal Society ...

Researchers and archaeologists found evidence that a pre-Inca civilization in Peru held exclusive rituals involving a psychedelic drug.

A team of engineers suggests a new theory on how Egypt’s first pyramid was built — a water elevator used to float heavy stones through the middle of the structure.

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University ...