In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, created by ancient humans roughly 20,000 years ago. By examining tiny details ...

Francesca Cartier Brickell discovered a trove of lost family letters in a cellar. The story they told is now part of a ...

In 1524, hundreds of thousands of peasants across Germany took up arms against their social superiors. Peter Marshall investigates the causes and consequences of the German Peasants’ War, the largest ...

The members of the Department of History and Art History use their knowledge of the past to better understand the challenges facing today's society. The future of Europe, the threat of terrorism, ...

Surface texture of a fossilized shell. Shallow depth of field macro. Exploring the ancient world. Archaeological excavations. Close-up of ancient mollusk fossils discovered by archaeologists.

A groundbreaking study using advanced radar technology has revealed a vast and intricate underground structure beneath the Pyramids of Giza. Scientists Corrado Malanga from the University of Pisa and ...

The Oeniadae shipyard was an important part of the ancient Greek city’s prosperity. Credit: wikimedia commons / Charismac CC by-SA 4.0 On the west bank of the Achelous River in Greece lie the remains ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

The topic at hand may be the ancient world, but the Grand Egyptian Museum ... recently restored at the museum’s new state-of-the-art conservation center in preparation for public display.

The Greek municipality of Tenea boasts a rich ancient history—and the archaeological artifacts to prove it. Finds in the region have long hinted at a once-thriving settlement, with the latest ...

It’s the grandest and greatest art fair in the world, held every year and this year attracting around 270 dealers, all connoisseurs, all showing their very best, each work museum-worthy.

Ancient Greek martial art, Pankration, in action ... which was known as “pále.” Its introduction to the world took place in 648 BCE. This historical moment for the world of sports marked a significant ...