While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...

An exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., entitled "Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya," highlighted the ...

Learn more about the papyrus that contains detailed medical procedures from Ancient Egypt.

A team of researchers from the University of Oslo uncovered fragments of runestones older than 2,000 years at the ancient ...

AN ANCIENT scroll that had nearly turned to charcoal in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD may be about to have ...

Archaeologists in Norway have discovered fragments of the world’s oldest rune stone in Svingerud burial field, dating back to 50 BC–275 AD.

Archaeologists have discovered some of the earliest-known stone fragments containing Germanic letter inscriptions at a grave ...

Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition ...

Time and space shifting: author David Cairns on the difficulties of writing detailed historical fiction set in Scotland from ...

Coffee must have been the secret weapon of Greek, Slav, and Albanian mercenary units, the stratioti, that fought together throughout Europe in the 15th to 18th centuries. The stratioti must have ...

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

Ancient manuscript: Newberry Library discovers it holds the largest example in existence of an extremely rare paper type By Peter Breen Chicago Tribune (TNS) Jan 31, 2025 ...