The Intergalactic Battle of Ancient Rome
Hundreds of years before audiences fell in love with Star Wars, one writer dreamt of battles in space
Archeologists Discover Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Pet Cemetery in Egypt
Containing 100 lovingly positioned creatures, the site suggests that the ancients could have valued their companion animals as much as we do
Five Colossal Stone Portraits Around the World
Carved out of rock, these massive monuments go beyond Mount Rushmore
Newly Uncovered Ruins Reveal 7,000-Year-Old City in Egypt
Ancient huts and tombs could be the final resting places of local elites
The Typos on This Dead Sea Scroll Don’t Mean It’s Fake
When the Dead Sea copper scroll was unveiled, doubts were quickly raised about its authenticity. For one thing, it was riddled with spelling errors
Crocodile Mummy Found Packed With Dozens of Smaller Crocodile Mummies
The little critters escaped notice until high-powered modern scanners tackled the mummified remains
Over 40 Ancient Ships Discovered on the Bottom of the Black Sea
Researchers on a geology survey in Bulgarian waters ended up discovering vessels from the Ottoman, Byzantine and Venetian empires
This 6,000-Year-Old Amulet Is an Ancient Metal Marvel
Lost-wax casting is still used in modern manufacturing
Space Archaeologist Sarah Parcak Uses Satellites to Uncover Ancient Egyptian Ruins
The Indiana Jones of low Earth orbit harnesses 21st-century technology to uncover long-buried treasures
ISIS Has Destroyed a Nearly 3,000-Year-Old Assyrian Ziggurat
The ziggurat of Nimrud was the ancient city’s central temple
In One of the World’s Oldest Winemaking Regions, a New Generation Revives an Ancient Tradition
An Armenian wine expert highlights the best places to experience the rebirth of a wine culture stifled under Soviet rule
Did the Greeks Help Sculpt China’s Terra Cotta Warriors?
New analysis and DNA evidence suggests the 8,000 life-sized figures in emperor Qin Shi Huang’s necropolis owe their inspiration to the Greeks
Gold Rings Found in Warrior’s Tomb Connect Two Ancient Greek Cultures
Analysis of four gold rings and some 2,000 other recently uncovered objects points to the exchange of ideas and goods between two ancient peoples
New DNA Analysis Shows How Cats Spread Around the World
Felines spread in two waves including moving around Europe on Viking ships, according to researchers
World’s Oldest Fish Hooks Discovered in Okinawa
The 23,000-year-old barbs are made from snail shell. The discovery shows that early people had the resources to survive on the isolated island
Amateur Archaeologist Discovers Significant Amount of Scotland’s Ancient Rock Art
Musician and avid walker George Currie has catalogued 670 pieces of prehistoric rock art in the Highlands
Earliest Evidence of Indigo Dye Found at Ancient Peruvian Burial Site
The dyed fabrics represent the earliest known use of indigo in the world, predating Egyptian samples by about 1,600 years
New Analysis Shows Disputed Maya “Grolier Codex” Is the Real Deal
Archaeologists long thought the document was forged, but a recent study suggests otherwise
Five Times Aleppo Was the Center of the World’s Attention
Will the once-regal city survive this moment in the spotlight?
Ancient Egyptian Stories Will Be Published in English for the First Time
Translated from hieroglyphics on monuments, tombs and papyri, the book will present tales few outside of academia have read
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