The American writer and public health advocate was "a lionhearted force," says Smithsonian curator Katherine Ott
New research suggests the center points of three stone megalith circles at Göbekli Tepe form a near-perfect triangle
The 16th-century chieftain fled his home country after suffering a devastating defeat at the Battle of Kinsale
The intricate, multi-colored tiles likely date to the third century A.D.
Imri Elya was hiking with his family when he spotted the 3,500-year-old object
New research suggests the small-scale illustrations may have been made with beeswax
Researchers analyzed DNA in tartar from the remains of 13 people who lived between 1603 and 1867
New research suggests the rodents arrived on the continent some 2,500 years earlier than previously thought
A new study offers key insights into how engineers built the rounded structures without using supports
Critics of the decision argue that the wreck is a memorial to the 1,500 who died when the ship sank and should not be disturbed
Inmates stowed the items—including forks, knives and fragments of shoes—in a chimney flue
The London theater—a replica of the original 16th-century venue—relies on proceeds from live events now on hold due to the pandemic
Carved into bedrock, the mysterious rooms spent 1,400 years hidden beneath the mosaic floor of a Byzantine building
Available to stream on YouTube and Facebook, the 82-minute film revisits the British Museum's popular 2013 show
The trove of artifacts, hidden in a cornerstone in 1915, is now available to explore online
Of more than 22,000 coins found in Jerusalem to date, just four are from the time of the Bar Kokhba revolt
The nearly 2,000-year-old scrap of leather, found at Vindolanda in northern England, may have been a toy or a practical joke
Due to COVID-19, the Piazza della Rotunda was virtually empty when the cavity opened up on April 27
The findings upend "the narrative of this whole time period," says archaeologist Gordon Noble
The finds include prehistoric and Roman settlements, roads, burial mounds, farms, and quarries
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