Globetrots, a renowned etymology expert, has shed light on the significance of 'ham' in British place names such as ...

Around 10,000 years ago, humans began to repopulate the British Isles. They started to assign names to the things they ...

But why are these confectionery canes Christmas symbols? Here’s a bit of Christmas trivia you probably didn’t know: Legend has it they were first invented by a choir master to keep choir boys occupied ...

For countless individuals around the globe, the morning coffee isn’t merely a drink; it’s a cherished ritual, a comforting ...

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...

The 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe site in Turkey is often called the “zero point of history”, said The Archaeologist. But ...

Archaeological excavations at the heart of London's political power have revealed remarkable prehistoric tools, medieval treasures, and architectural remains spanning six millennia beneath the Palace ...

The extremely long skull of a medieval knight points to an underlying genetic condition.

As Greece builds to accommodate a rise in tourism and other development projects, unearthed antiquities complicate progress.

New findings add weight to the theory that states didn’t just spring up from any kind of farming – it had to be grain.

Les Distractions de Dagobert' sold for $28.5 million at Sotheby's in 2024, setting a new record for the Surrealist artist.

The cultivation of wheat, barley and maize, which are easily stored and taxed, seems to have led to the emergence of large ...