For nearly 300 years, a narrow shaft hidden under a collapsed tower in western Ukraine went unnoticed. Now, after more than a ...

This ‘Secrets of the Dead’ presentation follows the excavation in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, of a temple dedicated to ...

Centuries ago, the Nile River split into two and inadvertently created an island—fulfilling a piece of ancient Egyptian ...

The canonical Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were renowned for their size or splendor and—in all cases—the ingenious technical skill required to construct them. Two of the monuments, the Mausoleum ...

However, historians might have found an easier way in: a network of secret tunnels. The city is between 4,300 ... According to Sun Jinsong, director of the Cultural Relics and Archaeology Academy of ...

Hundreds of coins that depict Cleopatra VII have been discovered in an Egyptian temple. The archaeologist who led the team ...

Recent advances in East African archaeology reveal advanced civilizations that established international trade relationships and developed powerful and practical technologies during the most recent 11 ...

A recent archaeological discovery in China is shaking the foundations of human history, challenging long-held beliefs about ...

Turns out, ancient body art is a lot more common than we once thought—and it's providing historians with new ways of ...

The tunnel connected the emperor's box, positioned prominently on the south side of the Colosseum, to the amphitheater’s exterior. This strategic design allowed the ruler to enter and exit without ...

Archaeologists in Spain discovered medieval artifacts in bearded vulture nests, including a complete 13th-century esparto ...

Dozens of cultural heritage workers have been hailed as heroes in Brussels this week for their work preserving a broad range ...