A team of South Korean researchers has made a major historical discovery in Luxor, Egypt, unearthing a 3,300-year-old cartouche bearing the name of Pharaoh Ramses II. The hieroglyphic inscription was ...

A routine archaeological survey ahead of a massive offshore wind farm project in eastern England has led to an astonishing array of discoveries, most notably the remains of a sprawling Roman villa and ...

The Roman general Crassus invaded Parthian imperial territory in southern Turkey in 53 BC. The Parthian army annihilated Crassus’ forces near the city of Carrhae. Around 20,000 Roman soldiers died ...

Known as the Plain of Jars, this UNESCO World Heritage site features thousands of massive, tubular-shaped stone vessels scattered across the Xieng Khouang plateau, some standing up to three meters ...

Pelusium, located on the eastern edge of the Nile Delta, was a vital border fortress protecting Egypt from invasions from the ...

Whether Barsa-Kelmes is a place of genuine supernatural power or simply a remote location where folklore met Cold War paranoia, its impact on the human imagination is undeniable. It represents our ...

While the infants were not given individual graves, they were not discarded without care. The excavations revealed that the children were buried alongside simple grave goods. The archaeologists ...

Painting of a straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) during the early temperate period of the Eemian interglacial, ...

About 1,500 years ago, in what is now South Korea, a gruesome practice known as ‘sunjang’ dictated that servants, retainers, ...

Historically, Siddhartha Gautama was a privileged Indian prince who did not grow up with financial issues; he was born into a wealthy family with lots of luxuries available to him. In fact, according ...

The expedition was led by Igor Dyatlov, a 23-year-old engineering student from the Ural Polytechnical Institute. His team ...

A major archaeological breakthrough in southern Russia is capturing global attention. Researchers believe they have located the legendary lost medieval city of Magas, once the capital of the powerful ...