• London dig unearths Roman bones, jewels and single flake of gold
Museum to show rare artefacts alongside ethnically diverse human remains
Museum to show rare artefacts alongside ethnically diverse human remains
A satellite image, captured on Sept. 14, 2017, shows "site 1056," which might be the ancient city of Irisagrig.Credit: DigitalGlobeHundreds of ancient stolen tablets, seized from the company Hobby Lobby and returned to Iraq, provide clues about
The accepted date for the collapse of the Western Roman Empire was approximately 476 CE, when the last true Roman Emperor Romulus was overthrown by Odoacer, the Germanic leader who became the first Barbarian to rule Rome.As the sun was setting on the west
Climate change and desperation are putting the country’s unique history at risk
In the Indian Ocean, off the southeast coast of India, is located the exotic island of Sri Lanka. Previously, this island was called Ceylon and was part of the British colony. Sri Lanka annually receives a huge number of tourists. The sights of the island
The Summerston distance slab from the western end of the Roman Antonine Wall in Scotland was once brightly painted in warning reds, yellow and white.Credit: Hunterian Museum/University of GlasgowAncient Romans used blood red, bright yellow and stunning wh
Przewalskii horse herd grazing on pasture (stock image).Credit: © kwadrat70 / FotoliaCloseA new study has discovered that horses were first domesticated by descendants of hunter-gatherer groups in Kazakhstan who left little direct trace in the ancest
Scientists say one of the deadliest plagues in history may be linked to the migration westward of the Hun peoples.The Justinian Plague, which struck in 541 AD, may have killed as many as 25 million.Now, scientists say the outbreak probably originated in A
The Summerston distance slab from the western end of the Roman Antonine Wall in Scotland was once brightly painted in warning reds, yellow and white.Credit: Hunterian Museum/University of GlasgowAncient Romans used blood red, bright yellow and stunning wh
Japanese castleswerefortressesconstructed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the woodenstockades of earlier centuries and came into their best-known form in the 16th century. Castles in Japan were built to guard important or strategic sites, s
Odd circumstancesAbout 1,500 years ago a fortress that is now called "Sandby borg" came under a surprise attack. Archaeologists found that the inhabitants were slaughtered, many of them didn't even have the chance to face their attackers. This p
A cuneiform tablet seized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from Hobby Lobby.Credit: U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of New YorkHundreds of 4,000 year old tablets that were looted in Iraq and bought by the U.S. company Hobby Lobby
One of the oldest monuments of architecture is the lighthouse, called the Tower of Hercules, which was built at the end of the first century. He is still on guard, on the shore of Spanish La Coruna, and in 2009 was even included in the cultural heritage o
The tooth of the Buddha Shakyamuni contains substances of unearthly origin. At their 1000-fold increase, images of five Buddhas appeared!The oldest and tallest in the world, a multi-storey wooden structure, built in 1056 in the county of China’s Shanxi Pr
The ruin of Yueyang Ancient City is located in Yanliang District, Xi’an City, Shaan’xi Province. According to historic documents, Yueyang City was the capital in the periods of Duke Xian and Duke Xiao of Qin State during the Warring States period, where t