The canonical Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were renowned for their size or splendor and—in all cases—the ingenious ...

Three ritual platforms unearthed in eastern China at the site of Qianzhongzitou may be linked to political unification in 221 B.C. under Qin Shihuangdi, the first emperor of the Qin dynasty, Phys.org ...

KNews reports that a team of researchers led by Giorgos Vavouranakis of the University of Athens has completed an excavation at Erimi Pamboula, an archaeological site in southern Cyprus occupied ...

Jahn of the Technical University of Denmark and her colleagues collaborated with chefs from The Alchemist, a restaurant in Denmark serving “ant yogurt,” in order to analyze the traditional recipe from ...

Chemical analysis of the levels of strontium and oxygen isotopes in the tooth enamel allowed the researchers to determine which individuals had grown up in the area where their bodies were recovered, ...

Live Science reports that a temple discovered in western Turkey may have been built by the Phrygians some 2,700 years ago.

This text features copious details about the Maya writing system as well as the Maya calendar and religious practices, including idol worship and human sacrifice. “Landa sat down with Maya speakers ...

According to a Phys.org report, scientists led by Antoni Margalida of the Institute for Game and Wildlife Research used ...

According to a statement released by the University of Southampton, a geoarchaeological survey of Luxor’s Karnak Temple has traced the evolution of the site over a 3,000-year period. Researchers led ...

According to a Phys.org report, large numbers of megafauna bones discovered at archaeological sites in three South American countries suggest that humans regularly consumed giant sloths and giant ...

A T-shaped pillar carved with a face on its upper section has been discovered in southeastern Turkey at the Neolithic site of ...

Excavation of wattle fencing at the Spoutmouth site, Glasgow, Scotland. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND—BBC News reports that traces of ...