Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and ...

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time.

These ancient structures still stand - but the people who built them remain a mystery that history can’t fully explain.

Teeth provide a wealth of information about the lives of Iron Age Italians, according to a study published in the open-access ...

How was the great English playwright William Shakespeare influenced by ancient Greece, and how did he come to know about its ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

The majority of the temple dates to the 7th century BC, but archaeologists discovered portions of the site that are even ...

Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

Australia's iconic red landscapes have been home to Aboriginal culture and recorded in songlines for tens of thousands of ...

The History Channel series returns January 15 with "Skulls of the Gods," examining whether these archaeological finds have ...