Ancient Civilizations
A Sorceress' Kit Was Discovered in the Ashes of Pompeii
The box of small trinkets was likely used to perform fertility and love rituals and to look for omens about birth and pregnancy
Cleopatra May Have Once Smelled Like This Recreated Perfume
A team sought to replicate ancient Egypt's most famous perfumes based on residue found in old bottles
This Bread Was Made Using 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Yeast
After extracting the dormant yeast from cooking vessels, an amateur gastroegyptologist used ancient grains to recreate an Old Kingdom loaf
Mesoamerican Sculptures Reveal Early Knowledge of Magnetism
Stone figures with magnetized cheeks and navels suggest the pre-Maya civilization of Monte Alto understood the attractive force
This Ancient Roman Souvenir Stylus Is Inscribed With a Corny Joke
Loosely translated, the message reads, ‘I went to Rome and all I got you was this stylus’
This Iron Age Celtic Woman Was Buried in a Hollowed-Out Tree Trunk
The woman performed little physical labor during her lifetime and enjoyed a rich diet of starchy and sweetened foods
From Baked Dormouse to Carbonized Bread, 300 Artifacts Show What Romans Ate
The show features frescoes, preserved fruit, cooking utensils and vessels recovered from Pompeii
It Took Two Years for Global Experts to ID This Little Shard of Roman Glass
The rare blue-green glass was unearthed at the Chedworth Roman Villa in the U.K.
Did Stonehenge’s Builders Use Lard to Move Its Boulders Into Place?
Animal fat residue found on ceramic vessels suggests the ancient Britons who built the monument greased their wooden sledges with lard
Ancient City of Babylon Among New Unesco World Heritage Sites
Other additions include ancient metallurgy sites in Burkina Faso, Iceland’s Vatnajökull National Park and eight buildings designed by Frank LLoyd Wright
Drought Reveals Ancient Palace in Iraqi Reservoir
A team of Iraqi and German archaeologists excavated the rare Mittani structure before it was swallowed by water once more
Ancient Dogs Weren't the Workhorses We Thought They Were
A spinal condition thought to be caused by carrying heavy loads is actually a function of age, a new study finds
Scotland's Tiny Artificial Islands Date to the Stone Age
Five crannogs in the Outer Hebrides were built 5,000 years ago, perhaps for ritual purposes
Ancient, Inedible 'Cheerios' Found in Austrian Archaeological Site
Made from wheat and barley, researchers believe the dough rings were likely ritual objects, not breakfast cereal
Ancient Grape DNA Tells the Prolific History of Wine
Grape seeds dating back to medieval and Roman periods share many similarities with the wine grapes we enjoy today
Ancient DNA Reveals Complex Story of Human Migration Between Siberia and North America
Two studies greatly increase the amount of information we have about the peoples who first populated North America—from the Arctic to the Southwest U.S.
Ancient Fingerprints Show Men and Women Both Made Pottery in the American Southwest
Long thought to be primarily women's work, new analysis of ceramic fragments shows both sexes created pottery at Chaco Canyon
Rock Art and Footprints Reveal How Ancient Humans Responded to Volcanic Eruption
New study dates the preserved footprints to 4,700 years ago, a full 245,000 years later than previously suggested
Burial Mound Found on Kindergarten Playground Was Used for 2,000 Years
Thirty sets of human remains from the mound in southwest France show locals buried their dead in the same spot from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
Worn-Out Teeth Expand the Narrative of the Ancient Egyptian Career Woman
Wear patterns suggest a woman buried in the ancient city of Mendes processed papyrus reeds, a job women were not previously known to do
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