Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Archaeologists have discovered a "lost Pompeii" that once towered above the ancient Roman city, with structures reaching up ...

These out-of-place artifacts, or OOPArts, are surprising for their place and time — but there's an explanation behind each ...

A digital architectural reconstruction has researchers believing a “lost Pompeii” existed with towers atop villas.

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

Ancient Egypt lasted thousands of years, yet much of its knowledge vanished. Entire dynasties collapsed, leaving gaps historians still struggle to fill. Technologies, beliefs, and records were lost ...

Nearby what was thought to be the oldest known astrological observatory in the Western Hemisphere, archaeologists discovered one even older. The site in the Casma Valley of Peru could be centuries ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

Officials have unveiled the tomb of an ancient warrior, buried over 1,300 years ago by a long-forgotten people. King Saint Stephen Museum, located in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, announced the discovery ...

One of the greatest things about the insurance industry is our ability to build high-quality relationships that last for decades. The downside of this will come in 2029, when the youngest of the ...