A new analysis of the Hjortspring boat, an ancient wooden plank boat now on display in the National Museum of Denmark, has ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

By Will Dunham Dec 9 (Reuters) - Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen ...

A study says the Ain Samiya goblet, found in 1970, depicts a moment of cosmic creation, challenging previous scholarly ...

According to the team, that pine pitch is the first major new clue in over a century. When the boat was built, Denmark itself ...

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté ...

Some of the carved masks indicated that the nearby Roman theater hosted much more than just staged dramas.

For the Ancient Greeks, beards signaled age, status, and virtue, turning these into symbols of masculinity, honor, and social ...

The basin was once a lake with depths of up to 700 feet.