More than a century after the discovery of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, a new large-scale pictorial work has emerged ...

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Vienna, has revealed that the Solar System passed through the ...

Cito tuto jucunde, a phrase that can be translated as “Quickly, safely, and pleasantly,” was the motto of one of the fathers ...

14 million year old bee fossil found on the ancient continent of Zealandia. Credit: Michael S. Engel and Uwe Kaulfuss The fossil was discovered at the Hindon Maar site, an exceptional paleontological ...

The Colchester Vase burial group, including mortarium lid, dish and flagon. Credit: D. Atfield / Colchester Museums The study of the bones has revealed signs of osteoarthritis and hip injuries, which ...

The osteotheca (with handles) found in Gela, Sicily, with the remains of a child from the 6th century B.C. Credit: Regione Siciliana This vessel, characterized by the presence of four handles and a ...

Recreation of the appearance in life of a Neanderthal man at the Natural History Museum in London. Credit: Michael Brace / Flickr A recent study on the anatomy of the inner ear of Neanderthals and ...

On the Isle of Man, located between Great Britain and Ireland, an ancient bronze spoon has been discovered, which may have been used in divination rituals more than 2,000 years ago. This object, dated ...

Persians, Spartans, Leonidas, Xerxes, Ephialtes… Everyone has heard these names and can place them—more or less—in the 5th century BCE, when the Battle of Thermopylae took place. It was one of the key ...

After two years of intense archaeological work, the wait is over. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, ...

In 2008, during an archaeological excavation on the grounds where a new campus for the University of York was to be built, an ...

Luxury and prestige objects have existed in all human societies, and the Neolithic was no exception. Among the most ...