The skull of this Mesolithic man, who died 8,000 years ago when he was in his 50s, was found impaled on a stake at the bottom of a small lake in what is now Motala, a municipality in eastern ...

The novelist’s creative life was woven from a childhood in northern England’s mythic landscape.

Which is the oldest house in the world? Various construction methods from early civilizations have stood the test of time.

A hard, even harsh, disciplinarian, an utterly ruthless opponent on the field of battle, Davout was also a loving family man, meticulously concerned for the health and well-being of his troops, and ...