Archaeology often speaks to us through stones, bones, and ceramics. Rarely does it return the intimate voice of everyday acts ...

The Bronze Age Boat Discoveries exhibition at Must Farm includes not only the three preserved vessels but also replica tools, interactive displays, and demonstrations of ancient craft techniques.

Carthaginian bronze coins discovered earlier in Norway have revealed ancient trade secrets and the illegal sale of Punic ...

Archaeologists recently found an ancient copper workshop in the Sinai region of Egypt – the land tied to Moses and the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

During an analysis of Vincent van Gogh’s artwork ‘Head of a Peasant Woman,’ art conservators at the National Galleries of Scotland made a surprising discovery: a self-portrait of the painter was ...

In a city filled to the brim with iconic buildings of both the ancient and not-so-ancient variety, the Colosseum of Rome stands apart from the rest. The ancient stadium, an arched, elliptical arena, ...

Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people chewed on and spat out long ago. Analysis of lumps of birch bark tar from ...