A new biomolecular analysis has revealed that the bronze jars buried beneath a Greek temple in southern Italy over 2,500 years ago contained remnants of the world’s oldest ritual .…

During the 10th phase of excavations at the archaeological site of Kiladi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, researchers uncovered a terracotta pipeline. This discovery indicates the existence of…

The team from the Micronesian Regional Research Center at the University of Guam (Mangilao, USA) believes that 4,800 years ago, ancient Asians were removing healthy teeth for the sake of…

An international team of researchers, along with experts from the Association of Aromatic Culture and Tourism (Turkey), which specializes in promoting ancient scents, has recreated the perfume Telinum, famously worn…

A rare find has emerged from the Giroft region in the southeast of the country. An international team of researchers believes that the ancient inhabitants of this area were painting…

A new study by American researchers claims that the disease that destroys memory, speech, and thinking was surprisingly rare during the times of Ancient Greece and Rome. Dementia is likely…

Imagine a time machine that could transport you back to the age of dinosaurs. Suddenly, you find yourself in a dense, swampy forest, buzzing with insects among flowers, ferns, and…

Recently, specialists from the research organization Oxford Archaeology surveyed a construction site for a future Aldi supermarket in Olney, Buckinghamshire. Suddenly, they made an astonishing discovery. Beneath a layer of…

The most amazing thing is that the city found on the banks of the Nile was hidden in a tourist and archaeological area. That is, a place that is heavily…

These buildings have survived for millennia. And that’s because ingenious ancient Roman engineers knew the recipe for durable concrete. So there’s no need to be surprised that such colossal structures,…

Italian archaeologists have uncovered 24 ancient bronze statues in excellent condition in the Tuscany region, dating back about 2,300 years. In addition to the statues, researchers also discovered 6,000 gold,…

No plant has perhaps been as renowned in ancient times and as popular in the Middle Ages as rosemary. The Romans dedicated it to the goddess Venus and adorned their…

In Crimea and the Caucasus, thousands of years ago, there were groves of giant trees—sequoias. However, the great ice age wiped out these giants, leaving only a few remnants in…

At a permafrost research station in the Russian Far East, scientists have taken a keen interest in a layer of preserved peat vegetation found within the eternal frost. Upon investigation,…

As far back as 3,000 years ago, the ancient Persians understood that doves could find their way home from distant lands. They were the first to establish a pigeon post…

Who would have thought that Italy is an underexplored country? Nestled in Europe, it has been traversed by tourists from top to bottom. Yet, it turns out that even in…

Was the air on Earth millions of years ago the same as it is today? Only eyewitnesses could answer that question. And, believe it or not, they’ve been found. These…

Much has been written about the largest slave uprising in ancient Rome two thousand years ago, famously led by Spartacus. In honor of this remarkable figure from history, mass sporting…

Of the seven wonders of the world, only one has survived to this day—the Great Pyramid of Giza, the most magnificent structure of antiquity. When scientists studied this monument of…

Have you heard about a communication device that existed over a thousand years ago? The truth is, this ancient “phone” had nothing in common with the modern version. It consisted…