At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

The Mongol Empire was led by Genghis Khan, a conqueror who united the Mongolian tribes across Asia. Khan established a large, disciplined military infamous for its brutal and violent attacks as the ...

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Healers have treated their patients with silk throughout history. Now they're harnessing its strength, biocompatibility, and ...

The find represents the first tangible evidence of ancient Roman human-animal combat discovered in Britain. The man’s remains came from Driffield Terrace, a Roman cemetery that has long baffled ...

The volcano had largely been inactive for hundreds of years, and the ancient cities and towns near its slopes were unprepared for the large-scale destruction the eruption would inflict upon them. As ...

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains: "Heaven has gone blind!" ...

(CN) — A skeleton found in a Roman cemetery in York offers the first physical evidence of a gladiator fighting — and dying — in combat with a lion, or large cat. The research, published Wednesday in ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

Archaeologists have discovered over 100 horse skeletons from Roman times, dating back to the 2nd century AD. These horse skeletons belonged to a Roman cavalry unit stationed at Hallschlag.