An analysis of the provenance of the Matarrubilla stone, a large megalith at Valencina in Spain, indicates that the ...

The ancient Egyptian potter lived about 4,500 years ago. It's hoped his DNA will open the way to a better understanding of ...

A team of researchers has managed to extract and sequence DNA from fish remains found in an ancient Roman salting factory in ...

Forget Atlantis. Without realizing it, vast numbers of tourists spend their holiday each year on the lost continent of Greater Adria,” declared Douwe van Hinsbergen, professor of global tectonics and ...

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

Part of a road in Cyprus collapsed, revealing a long-forgotten tomb from about 2,000 years ago, officials said. Photos show its artifacts. Photo from the Department of Antiquities and Museums of the ...

From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, the lost tombs of such historical figures continue to fascinate the public and ...

On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

Greek researchers are undertaking a reconstruction of the ancient Aegean coastline, with a primary focus on the islands of ...

A new analysis of the bones in the eatery’s garbage pit challenges the elite status of thrush in the Roman diet ...

TRIPOLI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- A Libyan-international archaeological mission announced on Monday the discovery of the remains of an ancient sea lighthouse on the coast of eastern Libya's Tobruk city ...

The Phoenicians were the consummate sailors of the ancient Mediterranean, a Semitic people from the Levant, whose main cities — Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos — thrived on trade and seafaring.