Archaeologists in Hungary have uncovered a 1,300-year-old warrior’s tomb containing one of only about 80 known Avar sabers, a ...

People buried in "hanging coffins" thousands of years ago in China and Southeast Asia have finally been identified through ...

The Fertile Crescent, a boomerang-shaped region spanning modern-day Middle Eastern countries, is considered the cradle of ...

Wisconsin Historical Society experts identified 16 dugout canoes in Lake Mendota, including the oldest recorded canoe from ...

In Spain, the Cave of the Bats, Albuñol, held a major secret: bowstrings discovered in the 19th century predate those used by ...

On Native American Heritage Day, we examine a long-overlooked marvel of ancient engineering that had been tucked away beneath ...

Scientists in Spain have discovered ancient shells which they believe could be among the oldest known musical instruments in ...

The domestic cat has a long, complex and uncertain history. Ancient DNA is making its origin story clearer.

The burial site was 4,500 years old, but archaeology society members saw enough evidence to believe it was already in use ...

A monastery overlooking the Mediterranean will be one of the stops on Pope Leo XIV’s three-day visit to Lebanon, a country of ...

This traditional fermented sticky rice drink from Thailand’s Isan region is rising in the Thai bar scene.