Ancient finds shape how we view history - and the world. Click or swipe through to see some of those discoveries as they're uncovered. A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2000 ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Ancient wave ripples on Mars, discovered by NASA's Curiosity rover, indicate the presence of ice-free, shallow lakes around 3.7 billion years ago. These ripples ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

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New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Researchers have used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru ...

It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each other, and admitting mistakes. Callard offers a roadmap for using the ancient Greek philosopher for approaching knotty discussion on topics ...

“Not really,” he reflects. “But the rather grim aspect of human sacrifice in those ancient cultures does rather take the gilt off the gingerbread so I haven’t leaned too much into their ...

The world’s first robot in ancient Greece. The Automate Therapaenis (automatic server) poured water and wine. Credits: Video screenshot YouTube Kings and Things The world’s first robot, known as the ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.