The legend of Talos, the Ancient Greek robot, can be given an impressive distinction: it birthed the first humanoid robot in history.

The recent unearthing of an ancient tablet by a team of dedicated archaeologists has sparked a wave of excitement and ...

What happened to the enigmatic Therapeutae, and what was their place in ancient history? The Therapeutae were primarily located near Lake Mareotis, close to Alexandria in Egypt. This city was a ...

Ancient Roman coins and ornaments were recently unearthed from a wealthy family's home in Histria. The treasure is now housed ...

A new study suggests a habitable past and signs of ancient microbial processes on Mars. Led by NASA and featuring key ...

Patrick McGovern, who has died aged 80, was an “alcohol archaeologist” who created authentic ales and wines using residues from ancient pots and showed, in effect, that the progress of civilisation ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a 1,500-year-old baptistery in Vence, France, revealing insights into early Christian ...

Just over a year ago, NASA made a remarkable announcement. The Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ancient life ...

The mysterious Sibylline Books were secretly kept Greek oracle collections that the rulers of ancient Rome consulted in times ...

Are hieroglyphs really as indecipherable as they look? Here is a primer on how to start interpreting these ancient motifs.

Recent discoveries in archaeology have unveiled a previously unknown civilization that could fundamentally alter our ...