Sep 29, 2025
Around 10,000 years ago, a paradigm shift in human history began to unfold. Prior to this transitional period, which archaeologists refer to as the Neolithic Revolution—the final phase of the Stone Age—small societies were organized around hunting and gathering for...
Sep 25, 2025
What could be better in antiquity — and today — than relaxing at the Roman baths? From saunas to hot rooms to cold plunges, both public and private thermae catered to the populace of most Roman cities. But baths were more than just a space to get clean. Much like...
Sep 17, 2025
In 1903, on a farm in southeastern Norway, a once-in-a-lifetime discovery emerged from within a large yet unassuming mound in a field. When the spot was excavated in 1904, the mound revealed an entire Viking longship that had been interred in its entirety as a burial...
Sep 12, 2025
Low water levels resulting from a severe drought that has caused a humanitarian crisis in parts of Iraq have exposed a series of ancient tombs in the country’s north. Archaeologists have discovered approximately 40 tombs, believed to be around 2,300 years old,...
Aug 23, 2025
Pieces of limestone buildings, marble and granite royal statues, and the remains of a merchant ship are among the relics of an ancient sunken city retrieved by Egyptian authorities off the shores of Alexandria. Dating back more than 2,000 years, the artifacts were...
Aug 22, 2025
The mural is a remnant of an interior atrium from a pre-Hispanic ceremonial temple. (all photos courtesy Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) Anthropomorphic forms, motifs of fishing nets and the Andes night sky, and renderings of coastal flora and fauna are...
Jul 14, 2025
The sky has been a source of inspiration for artists since time immemorial. But our collective understanding of just how far into the past artistic representations of this expanse may reach — and how faithfully they reflect actual cosmology — is an ever-changing...