Thousand-year-old seeds, and traces hidden in the soil for more than 5,000 years, have a lot to tell us. They provide clues ...

Archaeologists discover ancient site of key Iraq battle thanks to old spy photos - Iraqis who grew up under the rule of ...

Three researchers from the University of Bologna contributed to this longstanding debate in the latest issue of Antiquity, ...

Archaeologists from Durham University and University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq have pinpointed the location of a famous early Islamic battle using declassified spy satellite images.

There is not a ton of evidence of what education looked like in ancient society, but we do know it existed - although not for ...

Colonialism built Britain's economy. As calls for reparations grow, it's time Britain's politicians were honest about the ...

The Battle of al-Qadisiyah was fought in Mesopotamia — in present-day Iraq — in the ... The key features were a deep trench, two fortresses and an ancient river that was reportedly once forded by ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...

Ancient buildings and landscape modifications—including public plazas, agricultural terraces, and field walls—blanket uplands. Credit: Antiquity (2024). Recent research using advanced lidar ...

One single drop of water. It falls from the sky onto Ashurbanipal, the Assyrian king. From then on, it alters its structure but not its DNA, and enters the system of the other main characters ...

It shone for six months, and those ancient observers couldn’t have known it was an exploding star. To them, it looked like some type of temporary star that shone for 185 days. In the modern ...

Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west bank of the Nile over 30 miles ...