Ancient Roman forces may have used the polybolos to quell a rebellion at Pompeii in 89 B.C.E. The unique weapon was likely ...

A stone slab depicting the Roman emperor Tiberius was found during restoration work at the Karnak temple complex in Luxor.

Scientists revived an ancient frozen Siberian virus.

Divers recovered weapons, tools, pieces of horse-drawn chariots, ceramic plates, platters and goblets. One archaeologist ...

The results are transforming how scholars understand human history. By analysing parchment, researchers are uncovering ...

An obsidian stone point found at the site, with fossilized plant roots attached. (Tim White) A monumental archaeological ...

The statue of Antinous was discovered by a team of French archaeologists who in 1891 excavated the ancient site of Delphi.

A 250-million-year-old fossil from Africa reveals that early mammal ancestors laid eggs, offering insight into their survival ...

A slab of seafloor that was around when Earth’s earliest known dinosaurs emerged has been discovered underneath the Pacific Ocean. It has seemingly hovered there in a kind of mid-dive for more than ...

New research from Adelaide University has revealed that geological processes dating back billions of years are critical to ...

However, experts say there is limited evidence to prove that ancient grains are significantly better for health than modern ones.