Archaeologists in northern Britain discovered 13-inch shoes at the ancient Roman Magna Fort, raising questions about the ...

Their morning starts at 5 a.m. The father and son don’t speak to each other. They don’t need to. They barely look at each ...

Discover the world of ancient wonders and mesmerizing beauty on a Nile River Cruise in Egypt. Embark along the Nile River in ...

TheTarkhan Dress, found in Egypt, is the world’s oldest known complex woven garment, offering a rare glimpse into the life and fashion of ancient Egyptians. This simple yet elegant linen garment, ...

More than five millennia ago, an Egyptian weaver created a simple, tailored linen dress, likely not realizing just how long it would stick around. The Tarkhan Dress, carbon-dated to 3482 to 3102 B.C., ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread ...

Today, May 15, Ukraine celebrates Vyshyvanka Day. On this day, thousands and millions of Ukrainians, adults and young, wear Vyshyvankas [embroidered shirts] when they go to school or work, and they ...

Sunscreen may have kept ancient humans alive during a polar reversal When solar radiation increased, these techniques may have helped our species spread across Europe and Asia. By Laura Baisas ...

The 6,500-year-old weapons, found in a cave near Marfa, could be among the oldest near-complete set of wood and stone hunting tools found in North America.

DELOS, GREECE—Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their ...

Ancient Egyptians were so into oral sex, they put it in their religion — and religious art Artifacts from ancient Egyptian culture reveal a culture that was far less puritanical about oral sex ...

The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions has ancient roots.