From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in Egypt has revealed fresh evidence about the workforce behind the construction of ...

Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country and alongside Mesopotamia was a part of the Fertile Crescent which is ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Are you as assured as Ashurbanipal about your knowledge of Mesopotamia, or as dim as Nimrud?

A man rides a donkey through the desert near the Great Pyramids of Giza. Modern technology is enabling scientists to peer inside these ancient Egyptian marvels—revealing hidden voids inside of them.

Researchers identify 146,000-year-old 'dragon man' skull as a Denisovan using dental calculus after DNA extraction attempts failed, revealing insights about this human species.

A new study published June 18 in the journal Nature has uncovered a “huge surprise” about humans in Africa 50,000 years ago. Previous studies have shown that humans, who arrived in Africa ...

The so-called "Dragon Man" skull found in China in 1933 sheds light on the ancient human species the Denisovans, about whom scientists previously had little information.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable between 3.5 and 2.5 million years ago ...

Before the emergence of the Kerma Culture in the Bronze Age, the Pre-Kerma Culture thrived between 3700 and 3250 BCE, marked by unique burial practices including the Speos, a temple or tomb carved ...

Enormous Roman ‘puzzle’ reveals rare luxury frescoes, ancient graffiti Experts in London have spent three months piecing together the shattered remains of Roman artworks, revealing luxurious ...