Archaeologists discovered a 6400–6100 B.C. sandstone figurine in Azerbaijan’s Damjili Cave, marking a rare find from the ...

As evidence of alcohol's harms mounts, some people are testing out sobriety. Look to ancient civilizations' ways for a reset, scholars suggest.

Now at the Kimbell Art Museum, this exhibition is the first in the U.S. to display works from a vast, vital Italian ...

Think of the ancient Roman Empire and Julius Caesar, Mount Vesuvius and Russell Crowe likely come to mind. We’re taught so ...

It was common for ancient cultures to communally take hallucinogens, but this society did things much differently. An international team of archaeologists has revealed the role hallucinogenic drugs ...

An exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art explores how the gods were portrayed by Egyptians both royal and ...

The tablets were found within a thick layer of ash from an ancient fire, suggesting they survived a catastrophic event that destroyed part of the city. According to the announcement, the inscribed ...

Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have some theories on who made the mysterious art.

The seized items include a funerary statue valued at $6 million that likely came from an archaeological site near the ancient ...

This ‘NOVA’ installment explores the possible purposes of strange stone formations found in the Arabian Peninsula.

Two University of Arizona professors have been honored with membership in the prestigious Institute for Advanced Study in New ...