Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the last 50 years – from secret Maya pyramids and fascinating fossils to ...

A hidden marvel beneath the earth's surface has emerged near Stonehenge, revealing a story of ancient ingenuity that has left ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

Scientists have recently unearthed a collection of ancient viruses from the depths of a Tibetan glacier, offering a glimpse into viral evolution and environmental conditions thousands of years ago.

Peru's Ministry of Culture has confirmed a groundbreaking discovery that rewrites the history of ancient astronomy in the Americas. Archaeologists working at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex ...

A mudstone sample from Jezero Crater shows textures and minerals that on Earth often form through microbial activity. Scientists caution that nonbiological processes could also explain the features, ...

Domestic cats first joined European communities around 2,000 years ago, during the age of Roman power, not in deep prehistory ...