Did you know that the ancestor of smartphone apps can be traced back to the Middle Ages? The volvelle, a paper-based interactive device, had a multifaceted role during its historical use. It ...

Alchemical in nature, the Emerald Tablet contains thirteen lines of text and is said to contain wisdom and understanding from the time of Hermes Trismegistus, one of the most significant sages of ...

During archaeological salvage operations along the route of the new Mexico City-Querétaro Passenger Train, specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have unearthed a ...

A recently unearthed letter penned by the famed British archaeologist Howard Carter has shed new light on the origins of the "Curse of the Pharaohs," revealing his intense disdain for the man who ...

A study incorporating fresh DNA data and archaeological evidence has revealed that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a massive population turnover. The research shows that late Neanderthals ...

No other nation in Scripture receives quite the same eternal declaration of divine war: "God will have war with the ...

Beneath the modern streets of Zadar, Croatia's oldest continuously inhabited city, archaeologists are piecing together a remarkable record of ancient life and death. Recent excavations have confirmed ...

A recent archaeological investigation has offered a substantive reassessment of Rujm el-Hiri, a large protohistoric stone complex in the Golan Heights frequently characterized as the "Israeli ...

Elizabeth I was one of England’s most famous and powerful queens and an iconic figure in world history. Known also as ‘The Virgin Queen’ and ‘Good Queen Bess’, she belonged to the House of Tudor – a ...

When most people think of the sport rugby, Tonga is not at the top of the list of competitors. But the island nation of the south Pacific appears to have had its own ancient version of the game with a ...

A series of unusual architectural formations emerging from the dense forests of the Yucatán Peninsula is reshaping how archaeologists understand ancient Maya commerce. These structures, arranged in ...

A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study has unveiled the dramatic 2,000-year history of a population living at the southern edge of the ancient Andean farming frontier. By analyzing ancient DNA from ...