The Disc of Sabu: Ancient Egyptian Water Pump or Alien Hyperdrive? There is no doubt that the Ancient Egyptian civilization is filled with wonders and mysteries beyond our comprehension. An ...

Ancient Viral DNA in the Human Genome Linked to Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Oct. 21, 2024 — New research has revealed a connection between ancient viral DNA embedded in ...

The Story of Ragnarok, The Ancient Norse Apocalypse Archaeologists Uncover One of the Oldest Wooden Tools Ever Found in Britain Wessex Archaeology Today we're delighted to announce the discovery of ...

From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. The ancient ...

The Ancient Greeks of China. Greek goddess Athena painted by Fred Henry Andrews for historian Aurel Stein based on a seal found by him from China. Image Credits: Fred Henry Andrews via Ancient Khotan ...

From boxing contests with no weight classifications or point scoring to chariot racing where danger lurked on every corner, it is easy to see why the Ancient Games enthralled the Greeks for so long.

Studying ancient genomes — a field known as archaeogenetics — helps us understand the history of living people and the movements of populations. We were able to generate 13 ancient genomes ...

A few years ago, Egyptian archaeologists discovered what they thought were the ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple dating back to the sixth century BCE. Subsequent finds at the site indicate that ...

A learned man, he restored the region’s ancient architectural and cultural traditions, especially those from the Akkadian Empire, which had dominated Mesopotamia in the third millennium B.C.—a ...

Neanderthals had already been extinct for around 20,000 years by this point. It’s not clear why ancient humans and other animals in this group lived in this seemingly harsh climate rather than ...

By 4,000 B.C.E., the Chinese were studying the movement of the sun relative to Earth and refining their solar building techniques. The ancient Greeks made good use of passive solar design as well.

From the book “Voyage pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palaestine et de la Basse Aegypte: ouvrage divisé en trois volumes contenant environ trois cent trente planches 1799/1800″/Public ...