Archaeology offers an unparalleled material record of urban dynamics, spanning thousands of years and operating in varied ...
According to legend, Alexander the Great was the descendant of Greek mythology's Heracles. What was the supposed line of descent?
Ancient fossil structures imprinted on rocks that were once deep beneath the ocean suggest the search for the first life on ...
A 3,300-year-old Egyptian document housed in the British Museum is drawing renewed attention from archaeologists and biblical ...
Historical accounts of the Punic Wars—and many other ancient wars—often paint a picture of soldiers riding in on imposing ...
And when some old scribe tells his tale of foes by cubit, and the figures would not remain in the world of abstraction? The British Museum contains Papyrus Anastasi I, a training text of the New ...