A new DFG project has been launched to study brick stamps in Roman Trier. Trier reached its peak in the 4th century AD, when it served as a residence for Roman emperors. Monumental structures like the ...

A sunken ‘pyramid’ located near Taiwan has researchers rethinking everything they know about ancient civilizations.

Gunung Padang, first re-discovered by Dutch explorers in 1890, is said to be the world's oldest pyramid. Studies show that ...

Researchers made the “extraordinary” find while excavating a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate tomb monuments — located near the location of the ancient settlement of ...

In County Meath in eastern Ireland sits the world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne. The late 4th millennium BC megalithic tombs ...

The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

The sun dips low over the rugged cliffs of Meteora, casting golden hues across monasteries perched impossibly atop stone ...

Bhubaneswar: The ancient stones of Khandagiri and Udaygiri echoed with footsteps and slogans Saturday as hundreds of people ...

Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to reinforce this. But our latest research has ...

The researchers found striking quantitative similarities between ancient and modern cities when it came to how elite wealth ...