A billionaire has unveiled a private collection of ancient Egyptian vases he believes could rewrite history. The artifacts ...

We know surprisingly little about the lives of children in ancient Egypt. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...

A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

In 2020, analysis of a skull fragment discovered at Newgrange, County Meath, led to sensational claims of royal incest within the region’s prehistoric ruling dynasties. But new research suggests that ...

One of my favourite pieces of artwork in my home is a lampshade hand-painted by Dorset, England–based artist Elizabeth Rose.

While digging near a historic British landmark, two volunteers found an ancient depiction of a "highly revered" Roman goddess in a pile of rubble near former infantry barracks.

Tucked away in Houston’s northern reaches sits a museum that gives new meaning to the phrase “deadly serious” – the National Museum of Funeral History. This isn’t your typical “let’s go see some ...

New research has cast doubts over suggestions an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland more than 5,000 years ago.Researchers examined the evidence from burials of individual ...

The largest ever collections of a painted Roman wall plaster have been unearthed in London’s Southwark area, pieced together after 1,800 odd years from amongst the remains of an early Roman building, ...

Ancient China was home to earliest known matrilineal society, ... To decipher their family history, the team analysed ancient DNA from 60 individuals dating to between 2750 and 2500BC.