Opium use may have been widespread in ancient Egyptian culture—including potentially among notable kings. Yale researchers found chemical traces of opiates in an ancient alabaster vase at the Peabody ...

Was Lanka truly the golden kingdom of Ravana, or is the truth far more complex than the legends suggest? Drawing insights from the Surya Siddhanta and the interpretations of Bala Sankuratri, this ...

In a Nov. 6 Facebook post, the Pompeii Archaeological Park said the ceramic situla, or vase, was found in the Thermopolium in Regio V, an ancient snack bar. “The glazed vessel, usually found in the ...

An international team of archaeologists is set to utilize cosmic ray particles—a process known as muography—to penetrate the elusive and magnificent El Castillo temple, mapping its interior with ...

Beneath Paris’ grand boulevard lies a hidden history filled with buried secrets, ancient passageways, and forgotten worlds. For adventurous travelers and history enthusiasts alike, these underground ...

Turns out, ancient body art is a lot more common than we once thought—and it's providing historians with new ways of understanding our ancestors. Archaeologist Aaron Deter-Wolf, pictured in his office ...