A small, 2,200-year-old elephant bone discovered at an ancient, fortified settlement in southern Spain may be the first direct archaeological evidence of the war elephants used by the legendary ...

The ancient Temple Mount road in Jerusalem opens after a 13-year excavation, revealing key artifacts from the Second Temple ...

On a quiet summer evening in Rome, the Vatican Museums reveal a side of history often overlooked by visitors. Within the octagonal courtyard, the oldest part of the museums, countless Roman artifacts ...

Michela Marcato, 54, has been blind since birth. She and her partially sighted partner were touring the site amid a new ...

Time stands still inside the Colorado Antique Gallery in Littleton, where everyday shoppers transform into explorers and ...

In the shadow of a coal mine in southern Greece, archaeologists discovered the oldest known handheld wooden tools ever found.

Researchers at the University of Southern California recently used high-resolution CT scanners and medical-grade 3-D printers ...

The study of a 1,900-year-old vial found in Pergamon suggests that the Romans used feces as medicine, and thyme to mask the ...

In 1796, while scampering through fields behind his house in Ribchester, England, a young boy stumbled upon a hoard of over 30 metal artifacts in a hollow. The most unique and impressive item in the ...

A nearly intact 2,000-year-old Celtic war trumpet has been discovered in Norfolk, a unique find from the ancient world.

The popularity of this activity among British women has surged in recent years. What used to be seen as a somewhat quirky ...

In this two-part article, the author presents an overview of what various ancient textual artifacts “remember” about the earliest loan closings ...