McDonnell sourced the rare sycamore figs from a 1,400-year-old grove from a friend who was also conducting research in Egypt.

Narrow, worn stairs beneath the 11th-century Pembroke Castle in Wales lead into a shadowy cavern where early humans once ...

The discovery of an incredible 6th-century BC burial complex in Sirolo, central Italy has shed fresh light on the ...

The Quimbaya or Tolima artifacts are a set of gold figurines found in Colombia and dated to between 300 and 1000 AD. Measuring approximately 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7.5cm) in length, there are over 100 of ...

In 1969, archaeologists excavating the Issyk kurgan in southeastern Kazakhstan made a discovery that would become a national ...

The Medici family evokes wealth and power for those who are familiar with the lasting imprint this famous family left on their native city - Florence, Italy. They transformed Florence from a ...

For almost 200 years, the Singapore Stone has been one of the Southeast Asian's unsolved inscription mysteries. It was once a massive sandstone monolith at the mouth of the Singapore River, with an ...

Everyone knows that the boomerang eventually returns after being thrown. Though this ancient weapon itself cannot return to the past, it can bring a remarkable history to modern times. Ironically, ...

Timur was far more than the stereotypical image of a nomadic conqueror. Although he may not have been fully literate, he valued scholars, architects, artisans, and engineers and actively patronized ...

On June 22, 2026, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announced the discovery of Minanbé — an intact, ...

In a landmark achievement for archaeology and the study of ancient philosophy, researchers have digitally “unrolled” and are ...

For centuries, pilgrims, priests, and pharaohs brought gifts to Karnak, the vast temple complex that stood at the religious heart of ancient Egypt. Sacred vessels and statues had accumulated within ...