A story about a “mysterious power plug” turning up in a 100,000‑year‑old cave sounds tailor‑made for viral headlines and late ...

A multitude of mysteries remain unsolved about the ancient Greek world, providing more questions than answers.

Archaeology is meant to help us understand our past. But sometimes it throws up objects that are so unusual, so advanced or so baffling that we can’t be sure what they really are or what they were ...

The enigmatic Indus Valley civilization left behind a script that today’s historians haven’t yet deciphered. While amateur theories abound, scholars are increasingly relying on computer science to ...

The ancient city of Ostia, Italy, used at one time as the port of Rome, from its founding by Ancus Marcius (641-616 B.C.) to its eventual decline and abandonment over a 1600-year period. "The ...