They can also offer crucial clues for archaeologists and researchers looking to better understand the past. That was the case ...

Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

Trailblazers are the most celebrated figures in any sport, and Limba Ram is one such pioneer who paved the way for the rise of Indian archery. He popularised the sport and inspired countless aspiring ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

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I hadn’t held a bow and arrow in my hands since I was a nine-year-old at summer camp in upstate New York. But when I found myself on the archery course at the 800-year-old Ashford Castle in Mayo ...

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

Archaeologists digging in to the remains of Ancient Egypt have come across the 4,000 year old remains of a 'wizard' doctor who was famous for healing Pharaohs. The find comes as experts have come ...

Over centuries looters are believed to have stolen items from the tombs, but left behind pottery tables offering bread, wine, meat, and archery bows. This suggests the tombs may have been ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...