The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...

In ancient China, jade discs were elite ceremonial objects placed in burials as symbols of a gateway to heaven and the cyclical journey of the soul — a practice especially prominent between the 5th ...

Wayland’s Smithy is a Neolithic long barrow in Oxfordshire built around 3500 BCE. Archaeology reveals its complex burial ...

The near-complete Iron Age carnyx was used to blare eerie sounds in battle and rally troops against the enemy.

Archaeologists criticize the British Museum after it shared AI-generated images on social media, raising concerns about the ...

But Goliath wasn’t the only biblical reference to giants.

The British Museum has been called out for posting images containing A.I. generated content on its Instagram and Facebook.

The figure, which was probably one part of a pair, was likely meant to symbolize the strength and power of the Roman Empire. The panther probably represented Bacchus, the Roman name for the Greek god ...

In 1796, while scampering through fields behind his house in Ribchester, England, a young boy stumbled upon a hoard of over 30 metal artifacts in a hollow. The most unique and impressive item in the ...

Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted over time.

The warehouse's location is a closely guarded secret for security purposes. All we can say is that it is in Yorkshire. Inside ...