A 2,000-year-old Roman forum pavement found beneath a Barcelona hotel has forced a 90-degree rewrite of ancient Barcino's urban plan.

When we imagine our medieval ancestors, we tend to think of rotten teeth, but the opposite was true. Good dental hygiene was a matter of life and death.

Researchers at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum discovered ancient Egyptians used a Tipp-Ex-like correction fluid on a 3,300-year-old Book of the Dead papyrus to slim a painted jackal.

Were the Egyptian pyramids truly just tombs built with eternity in mind?

"Explore the stunning discovery of Bavaria's oldest Mithras temple in Regensburg. Uncover the secrets of this 2,000-year-old subterranean mystery cult, its ritual bull-slaying, and the enigmatic parallels between the 'Sun God' and early Christianity."

The groundswell of interest world-wide in artifacts from our prehistoric past reveals our shared humanity at a time w

St. Peter’s Basilica’s “painted” altarpieces are actually vast mosaics. In this, the 400th year of the basilica's construction, we deep dive into their secrets, their makers, and why the Vatican chose mosaic over canvas.

A startling theory claims the Ark of the Covenant is hidden on the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands, brought there by ancient Israelites. Local traditions and cultural clues fuel the extraordinary claim.

Deep within the hieroglyphic texts of ancient Egypt lies a medical mystery that could rewrite our understandi

Scientists have created Neanderthal mini brains to better understand the differences between humans and Neanderthals.