French archaeologists have found two Roman funeral pyres that were full of elite grave goods including a rare metal curule chair used by military leaders.

As recently as the 1990s, a Chinese farmer discovered dozens of huge precision-carved caves dating back at least 2,000 years. Their origin remains a mystery.

The earliest known case of cancer has been identified in the skeleton of a Siberian Bronze Age man.

Ancient Egyptian Ipuwer Papyrus describes catastrophes that have been matched to the biblical ten plagues of Moses, sparking scholarly debate about historical evidence for Exodus events.

Archaeologists excavating at Amarna have discovered more evidence of the opulence of this ancient city, built by Akhenaten as the capital of his new Egyptian world.

Scottish scientists have started a study at Caerlaverock Castle, which was “suddenly” rebuilt on higher ground, looking for medieval climate change evidence.

A Viking sword has recently been discovered in Rogaland, Norway, with x-ray showing it has an inscription, a hint it could be a rare and treasured Ulfberht sword.

When and where did humans develop language? To find out, look deep inside caves, suggests an MIT professor. More precisely, some specific features of cave art may provide clues about how our symbolic, multifaceted language capabilities evolved, according to a new paper co-authored by MIT linguist Shigeru Miyagawa.

Join Marcello Assandri on an epic quest through Lazio, unraveling Italy's mysteries one castle at a time! Discover tales of the Borgia-Orsini wars, and lost fortresses.

One of the most unusual pieces of Roman pottery around is a regular looking jar but for the feature of having many holes in its body. Since it’s restoration from a pile of broken pieces found in a storeroom, ascertaining the true purpose of this strange object has proved a harder puzzle to piece together.