Mummy aroma may provide insight into social class and historical period, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers ...

These findings challenge the long-held narrative about migration into and out of North Africa before and during the Neolithic ...

Were there demonstrations and protests in ancient Greece and if so, how did people get the chance to participate?

Many important ancient Greek women—poets, philosophers, and leaders— defied norms and shaped history for generations.

Before vision boards and TikTok affirmations, ancient cultures also believed that the power of thought could reshape their ...

Archaeologists found that children in the Ebla Kingdom mass-produced pottery but also made their own creative figurines.

Gambling has thousands of years of Hindu origins, which is astonishing. Gambling is everywhere throughout India's sacred ...

Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawai'i to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday ...

Astronomers from the University of Arizona have uncovered astonishing details about a galaxy that existed when the universe ...

Keeping track of grain supplies was therefore crucial to ancient Egyptian society, according to the Met. In Meketre's role as chief steward, he was likely in charge of all royal estates that ...

Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into ...