Herlaugshaugen is one of Norway's largest burial mounds, measuring over 60 meters (almost 200 feet) in diameter and rising to ...

The National Museum's Collection of Cuneiform Tablets," has digitized and cataloged these ancient texts for the first time. Among the most spectacular findings is a royal list that includes the ...

However, beneath this serene and beautiful facade beats the dark heart of the haunted village of Pluckley. According to the Guinness Book of Records in 1989, this small, unassuming parish boasts the ...

A large-scale archaeological investigation ahead of a wind farm project in Lower Saxony, Germany, has revealed an unexpectedly rich and multi-layered landscape of human activity, ranging from early ...

A remarkable 2,000-year-old sandstone stele depicting the Roman emperor Tiberius as an Egyptian pharaoh has been unearthed at the Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt. Discovered during the ...

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

The colossal rock-cut Ad Deir Monastery facade in Petra, Jordan, stands against a dramatic sunset sky. Its intricate sandstone architecture dominates the rugged, arid landscape. (ChiemSeherin/Pixabay) ...

According to traditional Chinese history, he was possibly a contemporary of Confucius and may have been a wise sage who wrote a brief but valuable work known as Daodejing (or the Classic of the Way ...

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 'rubbish' left behind at a deserted medieval village in an isolated area of Yorkshire could hold clues about how societies achieve long-term 'green' prosperity, according to new research. The ...

A new study by Columbia University historian John Ma has uncovered evidence of a hidden army operating within the Roman Empire during the first century AD. Published in the Journal of Roman Studies, ...

Archaeologists in Poland have made a remarkable discovery while examining a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy. During the first-ever comprehensive scientific investigation of the ancient remains, ...