A precious gem found at Carlisle's Roman Bathhouse has illuminated the intricacies of religion on Rome's northernmost frontier.

The DNA from archaeological cat remains is being tested in an effort to solve the mystery of cat domestication. Scientists ...

Researchers have determined that grid-like patterns on schist slabs from Ice Age site of Gönnersdorf in Germany depict fish caught in nets.

By Mike Lee For most of our evolutionary history, human activity has been linked to daylight. Technology has liberated us ...

Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.

The ancient mystery of the great sound quality at the ancient Greek theater of Epidaurus has finally been solved, researchers ...