Researchers have uncovered new details about how medieval painters created the vivid reds seen in Byzantine church murals across Crete, offering the first scientific look at pigments used in the island's eastern region.
The study, published in the Journal of...
Long remembered for his violent reign and bizarre behavior, Roman Emperor Caligula may have also possessed a surprising degree of medical knowledge, according to a new study.
In a 2025 paper published in the Proceedings of the European Academy of...
The prohibition of wearing long hair in late antique Rome may have had little to do with removing foreigners from the city. Instead, a new study suggests Emperor Honorius introduced the ban because many Romans had started copying the...
Tiny fragments of copper pulled from a French shipwreck are helping historians unlock secrets about how Napoleon's warships were built and supplied during one of the empire's most desperate wartime campaigns.
A new study examined metal sheathing and nails from...
A new study of ancient pottery is showing how early farming communities in Greece and Anatolia stayed in touch nearly 8,000 years ago.
The research, led by Erkan Gürçal of the Department of Archaeology at Adıyaman University in Turkey, used...
Small clay bowls used centuries ago by Aztec women to spin cotton also held a secret ingredient for coloring textiles, new research shows.
Scientists studying artifacts from a Late Postclassic site near Xochimilco, in the Basin of Mexico, found traces...
For more than a century, historians believed the Assyrian King List recorded every ruler who governed the Neo-Assyrian Empire. A new study on the forgotten kings of Assyria challenges that view. Researchers argue that at least three short-lived kings...
In a recent discovery, scientists have uncovered the first kiss in recorded history. Evidence suggests that our ancestors may have engaged in kissing as early as 4,500 years ago.
The evidence comes in the form of clay tablets found in regions...
Herodes Atticus is a name familiar to many, thanks to the ancient odeon beneath the Acropolis of Athens that bears his name. Yet few are aware of the dark secret tied to this iconic historical landmark. Situated on the...
The stone ruins of the forgotten African Thulamela, hidden within South Africa's Kruger National Park, may represent one of the most significant ancient kingdoms, according to new research. Researchers say decades of incomplete analysis have left the site's true...
Bronze Age rulers in Greece prized rings made from meteorite iron, wearing them as symbols of power, according to new research. A team led by Eleni Mantzourani of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens tested dozens of ancient...
Walking along the ancient Roman roads of Pompeii today, you can still see the grooves carved into the paving stones by thousands of years of cart wheels. What you cannot see is what ancient pedestrians experienced after sunset: streets...
Archaeologists have uncovered a large collection of pottery at a medieval site in Uzbekistan, revealing a previously unknown chapter in the region's history. The discovery adds nearly three centuries to the known timeline of Kafir Kala, a fortified settlement...
Cleisthenes played a pivotal role in shaping Athenian democracy, yet when we think of its glory, we almost immediately picture Pericles: the great statesman delivering a stirring speech to a captivated crowd. But what if we’ve been focusing on...
The Temple of Olympian Zeus lies at the heart of the Greek capital of Athens. It remains one of the most iconic landmarks of this historic city and an important center of the ancient Greek world.
The temple of Olympian...
