In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...

Archaeologists from Durham University made an astonishing discovery of a massive cache of 2,000-year-old artifacts belonging ...

Excavations in Elazığ, Turkey, reveal 6,000-year-old hearths and artifacts, offering new insight into ancient civilizations.

A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.

The collection, which dates to the first century C.E., includes items ranging from elaborately decorated horse harnesses to ornate cauldrons ...

The purpose of a mysterious pyramidal structure in the Judaean Desert is unknown, but excavators are finding many ...

Hundreds of ancient chariot pieces and ceremonial weapons were found buried in Yorkshire it's challenging everything we know ...

An Iron Age hoard discovered in England is on a "kind of scale and size that is exceptional for Britain and probably even Europe." ...

Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious pyramid dating back 2,200 years in Israel's Judean Desert. Ancient relics like ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

Many parties agree that the Thai government must expedite the construction of the high-speed railway between Thailand and ...

In a discovery reshaping the understanding of prehistoric cultures in Eurasia, archaeologists found an 8,400-year-old stone ...