Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

Revolutionary fossil evidence from Ethiopia is challenging decades of scientific consensus about human origins. New discoveries suggest that the famous Lucy fossil, long considered a direct ancestor ...

This is the essence of the ancient rituals where sound and vibration served as gateways to altered states of consciousness. As we go deep into the mysteries of sacred sounds, we will uncover how ...

This innovative approach combines climate data, archaeological evidence, and population dynamics to simulate how Neanderthals moved across the landscape. The model reveals that by the time ...

India's Largest Circular Labyrinth Links Ancient Rome to the East. Archaeologists have unveiled India's largest circular labyrinth, a remarkable 15-circuit stone structure measuri ...

The copper alloy sitella was discovered amid the charred remains of a structure destroyed by fire around the late third century AD at Carthago Nova, the ancient Roman name for modern Cartagena, ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552-1612), whose fascination with alchemy, astrology, and the occult sciences transformed Prague into the epicenter of esoteric learning in Renaissance Europe. (Source: ...

These radioactive elements decay at known rates, effectively acting as a built-in clock that reveals precisely when the eggs were buried millions of years ago. This natural timekeeping mechanism has ...

This wasn't simply an execution site but rather a display platform where bodies were hung after being executed elsewhere in the city. The structure consisted of eight stone pillars supporting a timber ...

A groundbreaking genetic study has revealed that Italians who reach 100 carry significantly more ancient Western hunter-gatherer DNA than their younger counterparts. The research, published in ...

Archaeologists working in the depths of Kateřinská Cave have made a series of remarkable discoveries that challenge our understanding of ancient human activity in Central Europe. Recent excavations ...