An ancient Middle Eastern civilization that developed an early alphabet spread its culture far and wide — but not its DNA, finds a 23 April Nature study 1 of hundreds of ancient human genomes.

Apr. 2, 2025 — Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, according to a new ...

Though few have heard of the ancient queen, nearly everyone has heard of her grandson, Alexander the Great. "This is the only appropriate location that we have determined may be the ancient city ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare Ancient Egyptian inscription in Jordan in a major "first-of-its-kind" breakthrough. Featuring the royal seal of Ramses III in southern Jordan's Wadi Rum Reserve, ...

Dr. Przemysław Bobrowski and his team uncovered the ancient pottery during excavations at Baruun Khuree, also known as Lake V, located in the Tsakhiurtyn Hundi region – about 700 kilometers south of ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

They lived off the sea, consuming oysters. Today, piles of ancient oyster shells are noticeable to people like Holland-Lulewicz, trained to see anomalies in soil layers. In some locations ...

Is it the end of the world as we know it? The Prophecy of the Popes, a 900-year-old prescient manuscript, is believed by some to predict the next pontiff — and the end of the world. Pope Francis ...

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Dating back more than 2,000 years, the mysterious ancient Greek device is generally considered the oldest computer in history. Some scientists describe it as the most complex piece of ...