A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is revealing new things about the birth of China.

Scientists use laser imaging to study ancient tattoos on mummies. The findings reveal intricate craftsmanship and possible ...

Dan and Becky Okrent spent seven years on the Met Project, a labor of love that took them from ancient Sumer to Synchronism.

An examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in Dorset in southwest ... A patchwork of tribes with closely related ...

Discover the rich history and cultural significance of Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu’s ancient bull-taming sport, rooted in the ...

The historic Jallikattu festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu began with strict regulations, featuring 1,100 bulls and 900 tamers.

A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ...

Scientists have revealed tattoo body art covering the 1,200-year-old mummified remains of an individual from Peru’s Chancay ...

A TINY village in the UK that was once owned by an English king has been named one of the greatest in the country. Located in East Sussex, Ditchling is home to just 2,000 residents. First ...

The pair of stunning gold cups, called the “Vapheio Cups,” are considered masterpieces of ancient Greek art. The expertly crafted gold objects were found at the Vapheio tholos tomb in Lakonia, Greece ...

Partially reconstructed lamassus -- depictions of an Assyrian deity with a human head, the body of a bull or ... important ...