At the edge of the Red Sea, nearly 2,000 years ago, Roman military officers stationed at an Egyptian port were showing off their rank in a way that feels strangely modern. They kept exotic pets — ...

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity in Barnham, ...

New scientific work is quietly redrawing the master timeline of ancient Egypt, shifting key dynasties and even the start of ...

New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...

Long before modern billionaires threw lavish parties at sea on their superyachts, the wealthy elite of ancient Egypt ...

A genome study contradicts long-held conceptions by determining when domestic felines were introduced into Europe from North Africa.

Here’s a breakdown of the origin of the Christmas Tree and which culture is credited with the Christmas tree traditions we ...

The twelve apostles, the chosen followers of Jesus Christ, went throughout the ancient world preaching, spreading ...

Sindh is derived from the word Sindhu, strictly a word for river in Sanskrit but also used interchangeably for the Indus ...

The team analyzed DNA from 225 ancient cat specimens collected across Europe, North Africa, and Anatolia. These were were bones and teeth spanning more than 10,000 years of human history. From these ...

A new genome study is providing some insight into the matter by determining the timing of a key milestone in feline ...