Throughout history, the monumental constructions of the ancient world have gripped imaginations as much for their feats of ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have uncovered evidence of 214 ancient pathogens within the DNA of prehistoric humans, offering new insights into the origins and spread of infectious diseases.

Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived ...

Was Caligula misunderstood? New research shows the Roman emperor likely knew more about medicinal plants than historians once ...

Atop Mount Nemrut lies what some call the eighth wonder of the world: a religious sanctuary of 10 colossal statues surrounding a mound believed to hold the tomb of an ancient king.

Many people know the rich and legendary history of Greece. However, who knew that the ancient Greeks originated from numerous tribes?

Understanding the modern world through the prism of ancient Greece.

Exploring the Titanic of the Ancient World Scientists search the wine-dark sea for the remains of a ship that sank 2,000 years ago—carrying what is believed to be the world’s first computer ...

From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Pyramids at Giza, these ancient world wonders do not disappoint.

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family, now spoken ...

“Papyrus” is a lively history of books in the ancient world Texts have long been dangerous and disruptive as well as pleasurable, Irene Vallejo argues ...