Before the invention of alphabets, literacy was the purview of Egyptian and Mesopotamian scribes trained in complex writing systems that could take years to master. Proto-Sinaitic script, which uses a ...

Russian Yuri Knorozov cracked the previously undecipherable Maya code, and remarkably, did it long before he ever visited ...

Writing about the past is influenced not just by the data but also by the cultural frameworks and cognitive inclinations of ...

A new study shows that diversity in dog breeds came around 11,00 years ago, much earlier than the Victorian period.

Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling "The Lady with the Inverted ...

In a celebration of one of Egypt’s oldest and most defining cultural symbols, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir inaugurated on ...

Fast forward to Victorian times, when stacks of rings — often including engagement rings with gems like sapphires and rubies, ...

The hunt to decode one of the world’s strangest writing systems has shifted from a fringe obsession to a serious scientific effort, powered by new tools and a fresh generation of researchers. What ...

Archaeologists in West Texas recently discovered that vivid artwork painted on rocks by the Pecos River of Southwest Texas ...

China's use of rammed earth to make loess platforms with wooden structures on top, evolved from the Loess Plateau and ...

A new study shows that Polynesian rats, not humans, were responsible for the deforestation at Rapa Nui, contrary to popular ...

Christmas is filled with rituals that bring joy, create memories, and connect families across generations. From decorating ...