The British Museum reveals a fascinating collection of ancient artifacts that push the boundaries of historical understanding ...

Published in the Journal of Palaeogeography (Chinese Edition), this work underscores the journal’s role as a hub for ...

Many unexpected treasures have turned out to be true storytellers, solving mysteries and illuminating the shadows of the past ...

Cutting-edge imaging technologies are helping archaeologists uncover the secrets of vast outdoor sites, revealing the rich ...

The discovery could deepen our understanding of the Neanderthal mind, but some experts aren’t convinced by the interpretation ...

The Rosetta Stone is a slab of ancient stone that bears identical text inscribed in three different writing systems: ...

The Latin alphabet is the most recognizable form of written language, whose history goes back to the eras of ancient Greek ...

If we exclude the sources of the Blue Nile, ultimately a work of nature, the most important and striking monument in Ethiopia ...

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

Seven Secret Histories," the author and podcaster Carol Woolton takes a close look at jewelry through the ages, and how ...

From there, further understanding of ancient Egypt’s language and culture flourished. The Rosetta Stone spent two years in a tube station. The Rosetta Stone under a glass frame and on display in ...

The paper presented before the Académie de Grenoble in eastern France in 1806 was noteworthy for two reasons: First, the author was only 16 years old, and second the astonishingly erudite ...