He said ancient floods destroyed most of the burials' wooden coffins and linen wrappings. However, some items such as jewelry in women's burials were found intact, including a finely crafted ...

in the vicinity of the ancient Roman ruins of Heliopolis on October 29, 2024 [Nidal Solh/AFP] Israel this week issued a citywide evacuation order for the first time since it stepped up its attacks ...

25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found ... microorganisms within the hot waters of the Roman Baths, regularly listed among the UK's ...

On October 29, heavy rains hit Spain, leading to devastating flooding. Southeastern Spain is experiencing one of the greatest disasters in its modern history. Official figures indicate that at ...

BEIRUT — As Israel intensified attacks in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek this week, residents with nowhere else to go fled to the ancient Roman temples, hoping the archaeological site’s ...

The mosaic was found in the ruins of a private prayer chapel that Yotam Tepper, the archaeologist who directed the excavation on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), described as a ...

The helmet was most likely worn by a Greek soldier during the Greco-Persian wars. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority A Greek helmet from the Persian Wars has recently been turned over to Israeli ...

Israel this week issued a ... It is believed to be an ancient Phoenician city and is home to some of the world’s ...

Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today Meilan Solly The intact burial—unearthed on this day in 1922 ...

Historians think it was used as a protective amulet Julia Binswanger The items include artistic urns, a bone comb and an ancient sarcophagus with a full skeleton inside Julia Binswanger The short ...