An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet of widespread opiate use in ancient Egypt. A recently analyzed alabaster v ...

Archaeologists recently unveiled an Egyptian vase inside what was once a fast-food kitchen in Pompeii. In a Nov. 6 Facebook post, the Pompeii Archaeological Park said the ceramic situla, or vase, was ...

We decided to get in the water for a better chance at treasure. What followed was part archaeology, part slapstick, and ...

A shocking discovery in a New Mexico desert is turning everything we thought we knew about the first Americans on its head.

Further research could determine the depth of these voids and confirm that they really do indicate a hidden entrance.

This suggests similar alabaster vessels from the time period—often made from soft calcite stone and used for perfumes and ...

Scientists have uncovered a remarkable 'remote touch' sense in humans, enabling detection of hidden objects beneath surfaces. Experiments show people ...

Boston University Astronomy Professor Gerald Hawkins has a bone to pick with historians who list the seven wonders of the ancient world. It is not that they have picked the wrong wonders, ...