Danish archaeologists unearthed dozens of medieval graves, shedding light on how disease and hardship shaped life in early ...

Saudi Arabia’s AlUla is preparing to open new chapters in the history of the ancient city of Dadan, the former capital of the ...

A new Cambridge study reveals how the first Bible ever printed with a map, released in 1525 with the Holy Land accidentally reversed, ended up transforming far more than biblical illustration. The ...

For the next several months, some of the oldest religious texts in history will be on display in D.C. at the Museum of the Bible.

In 1947, a chance discovery by Bedouin shepherds uncovered a library frozen in time — the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest ...

A young woman buried in China’s Tarim Basin some 2,000 years ago went to the afterlife accompanied by the height of fashion. The woman, who was wrapped in a felt blanket and buried in a coffin ...

Religious maps from the 1300s showing tribal Israel inadvertently became the blueprint for how later mapmakers drew political ...

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

From the Library of Alexandria to the lost works of Plato, the world is littered with ancient writings containing long-lost ...

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin A tiny golden bell with a clasp attached has brought the sounds and sights of the High Priest’s ...

At the oasis of Qurayyah in northwestern Saudi Arabia, archaeologists have discovered the earliest evidence that people burned a particular plant known for its medicinal and psychoactive properties. A ...

A 3,000-year-old map found at The British Museum could lead us to the real resting place of Noah’s Ark, with clues hidden in ...