China's first pet cats arrived in the country sometime around the year 600 AD, and it seems they arrived via the famous Silk Road trade route that connected Europe and western Asia with China and all ...

A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority created quite a stir with their announcement that a body found buried in Jerusalem wrapped in chains had been a female, from the fifth ce ...

Members of the Mount Ararat and Noah’s Ark Research Team announced what they believe is a significant discovery at a site that was first named as a possible final resting place for Noah’s Ark decades ...

The conventional theory is that humans and Neanderthals interbred between 40,000 and 50,000 years ago, with Neanderthals going extinct not long after that.

The history of Ireland from the fifth century onward is so closely tied to the Christian church that it has now become impossible to discover the facts of what transpired before the arrival of the ear ...

In the comune of Bacoli in the greater metropolitan area of Naples, Italy, an astonishing geological process is bringing remnants of an ancient Roman building complex to the surface in Lake Fusaro.

A fabulous archaeological discovery has been announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, in collaboration with the Egyptian-French archaeological mission of the Franco-Egyptian Cent ...

Archaeological research conducted on the prehistoric Dorset burial site known as Flagstones has revealed that it is the earliest known large circular enclosure in Britain.The monument, located near Do ...

The picturesque Mediterranean island of Ischia, which is near the western coastline of Italy, was home to a cosmopolitan community of settlers and visitors in ancient times.Thanks to the isotopic anal ...

In the lands of ancient Mesopotamia, a team of archaeologists and geologists has accomplished a remarkable feat.

A new study has revealed that when humans were still living exclusively in Africa, before migrating to Eurasia and ultimately to the rest of the planet, they were more flexible and adaptable than prev ...

A remarkable discovery in Denmark has been unveiled by archaeologists. It is the remains of a large, ancient timber circle, believed to be thousands of years old, with potential links to other stone ...