The Gosfield seal is made of a medieval silver seal bezel surrounding an ancient Roman gemstone.

The discovery suggests that parts of Mars may once have supported tropical-like climates, complete with heavy, sustained rainfall.

If you are trying to travel beyond landscape and cuisine and looking to spend time with the ancient past, Pompeii stands apart as a place that can put you right inside the heart of the ancient ...

The Rajgir Hills have become an important sanctuary for endangered species of birds, including Indian vultures and griffon vultures.

Pytheas of Massalia, an ancient Greek geographer, was the first Mediterranean person to reach Great Britain and the Arctic ...

The latest discoveries in Central China's Henan province are filling critical gaps in understanding East Asia's role in human ...

This specific iconography of subjugation — a bound captive struck by a weapon — has deep roots in Egyptian state ideology. It parallels famous early dynastic scenes like those at Gebel Sheikh Suleiman ...

Synchrotron radiation has revealed a star map made by the ancient astronomer Hipparchus that was thought to be lost to time ...

Yes. Peñico is located just over 100 miles north of Lima. It can be slotted into the 15-day “Archaeological Riches of the North” itinerary offered by Journey Latin America – which also calls in on the ...

A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives.

Archaeologists uncovered this astonishingly well-preserved Zapotec tomb in San Pablo Huitzo in central Oaxaca thanks to an ...

Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the region. Archaeologists have discovered 5,000-year-old rock art in the Sinai ...