About 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity ...

A new study has shed new light on ancient seafarers and their advanced maritime technology, challenging previous beliefs on ...

Paleolithic tools found at the Namorotukunan site in Kenya suggest that early Homo species kept their technology going even ...

Ancient artifacts dating back to a sunken city from more than 2,000 years ago were pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, according to Egyptian officials. The historic treasures — which ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, ...

Once placed in tombs to serve the dead in the afterlife, Egyptian shabtis are getting a new kind of immortality, thanks to ...

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Several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era were stolen during a break-in at the national museum in Syria's capital, ...

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