Cheetahs vanished from Saudi Arabia half a century ago. Now long-dead mummified big cats may help herald their return.

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and ...

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time.

These ancient structures still stand - but the people who built them remain a mystery that history can’t fully explain.

During the season 22 premiere episode of "Ancient Aliens" viewers tuning in will join skilled archaeologists as they take a ...

How was the great English playwright William Shakespeare influenced by ancient Greece, and how did he come to know about its ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

The majority of the temple dates to the 7th century BC, but archaeologists discovered portions of the site that are even ...

Teeth provide a wealth of information about the lives of Iron Age Italians, according to a study published in the open-access ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...