When archaeologists unearthed small cat bones in China dating back some 5,400 years, they figured cats had been hanging out ...

Cats didn’t become house pets because humans needed them. They didn’t herd animals, pull carts, or guard property.

A new analysis of Ancient Egyptian artifacts has revealed a new timeline for the civilization.

Ancient Greek oracles, omens, and sacred calendars shaped decisions from war to marriage and everything in between through ...

New data from radiocarbon dating is offering deeper insights into ancient Egypt and its relationship with the volcanic ...

The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...

To boost our understanding of a little-known civilization that thrived more than 3,000 years ago, scientists have built an ...

Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything.