Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

An international research team has published a new study on one of the oldest known sites for the processing of animal meat ...

At Opis, Alexander the Great confronted a mutiny of his army, caused by simmering tensions between the Macedonians and ...

In Greece, the new far-right migration minister has threatened rejected asylum seekers with jail time. A few miles from where Namjoyan now lives, in a forest of pine and olive trees, is a new ...

The so-called "Dragon Man" skull found in China in 1933 sheds light on the ancient human species the Denisovans, about whom scientists previously had little information.

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age. According to a ...

In a significant step for Greek tourism, Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Hellenic Olympic Committee President Isidoros Kouvelos signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to promote sports tourism. This ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable between 3.5 and 2.5 million years ago ...

But for ancient doctors, that spoilage could be much more than an unpleasant but inconsequential disappointment. It was seen as actively harmful. “ [Galen] says, ‘Look, it’s also decomposing in your ...

Enormous Roman ‘puzzle’ reveals rare luxury frescoes, ancient graffiti Experts in London have spent three months piecing together the shattered remains of Roman artworks, revealing luxurious ...

The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great public works. He ruled Egypt for two-thirds of a century (roughly 1279 ...

Fragments of the ancient Roman fresco show a floral pattern. (Image credit: MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)) The art served to demonstrate the wealth and taste of the villa's inhabitants.