History

With the help of AI, a team of tech-savvy students has successfully deciphered over 2,000 Greek letters from an ancient scroll in Herculaneum that was damaged during the Vesuvius eruption nearly 2,000 years ago. Experts see this discovery in ancient...

The ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia became one of the most significant Greek kingdoms of all time under the rule of Alexander the Great. That occurred in the fourth century BCE. However, how did this kingdom even originate, and...

Researchers discovered bone fragments in a cave in Central Germany, indicating that our ancestors explored the higher latitudes of Europe over 45,000 years ago. This discovery changed what we have known thus far about the early days of Homo...

Geologists have created the first geological map of a lost continent that was found near New Zealand in 2017. The name given to it is Zealandia, or Te Riu-a-Māui in the Māori language and it's a massive area, nearly...

The ancient Romans were great builders, especially known for their aqueducts. These are still standing today because they were made with a special kind of concrete called pozzolanic concrete. This type of concrete is especially strong and is the...

In the second century BC, the outstanding Greek engineer, physicist, and writer Philo of Byzantium compiled a list of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Amazing works of art and designs have become monuments to man's immense ingenuity,...

On January 23rd, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) attained information about the discovery of three tombs from the Luoyang Archaeological Research Institute. They were doing archaeological work while building pumping stations in the Xiaolangdi South Bank Irrigation...

Researchers found two sets of ancient human footprints on a beach in Morocco. They are some of the largest and best-preserved footprints ever discovered. This discovery was revealed in a study published on January 23rd in the journal Scientific Reports....

The Zambratija, the oldest boat in the Mediterranean built entirely by hand, is about to begin a new phase in its long history. This ancient shipwreck, lying on the Adriatic seafloor in Croatia for thousands of years, is now...

Paid to play, travelling internationally and enjoying celebrity status: the lifestyle of a modern elite professional sportsperson, but also that of some elite sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome. By Wray Vamplew Ancient Greeks lived in perhaps 1,000 autonomous communities stretching,...