In 1924 an Australian anthropologist and anatomist, Raymond Dart, acquired a block of calcified sediment from a limestone ...

Studying primate characteristics requires access to their skeletons, which can be costly and cause wear and tear to the ...

Hundreds of Mayan artifacts have been found underwater in a Guatemalan lake, according to the Daily Mail. Among the trove of ...

Cavers spot coin stuck between rock formations — and find ancient Roman site in Spain The chamber of Cova de les Dones where an ancient Roman coin and inscriptions were found. Photo from A.

So much for dry January. It was ruddy bloody sodden. Sodden?!? It means very wet. Congratulations to all those who gave up ...

Kutná Hora is marking the 30th anniversary of its UNESCO World Heritage status with an exciting array of cultural events ...

A claim that they received 4 to 5 liters of beer a day has appeared in social media posts, popular articles and books for ...

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ...

Seven members of the Great Wallendas were moving across the high wire in a pyramid formation, without a net, when disaster ...

WRITING in Latin, the Scottish poet Arthur Johnstone (c1579-1641), has a series of pre-Union poems in praise of Scottish cities, taking them each ...

Zahi Hawass describes some of the private tombs of the Old Kingdom, built in the expectation of continuing needs in the ...

The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are ...