New archaeological analysis suggests people of Western Roman Empire switched between Hunnic nomadism and settled farming over a lifetime. Findings may be evidence of tribal encroachment that undermined Roman Empire during 5th century AD, contributing to i
EGYPTOLOGISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BONN DISCOVERED ROCK ART FROM THE 4TH MILLENNIUM BC DURING AN EXCAVATION AT A NECROPOLIS NEAR ASWAN IN EGYPT.
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Daughter of Dunhuang
A centuries-old legend that a vast booty of treasure belonging to the leader of a Chinese peasants uprising was lying at the bottom of a river has now been proven true.
Examinations on a relief that was discovered by chance in the eastern province of Elazığ’s Harput district have revealed that the artwork dates back 4,000 years ago – indicating that the region’s history dates back a full 1,000 years more than o
THE LAST KINGDOM – BBC’S HISTORICAL DRAMA SET IN THE TIME OF ALFRED THE GREAT’S WAR WITH THE VIKINGS – HAS RETURNED TO OUR SCREENS FOR A SECOND SERIES. WHILE MOST ATTENTION WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE FICTIONAL HERO UHTRED, HIS STORY IS PLAYED OUT AGAIN
By Wang Kaihao | China Daily | Updated:If you want to see artifacts from the Bactrian hoard, your time has come. A selection of around 20,000 gold artifacts excavated in 1978 from several tombs in Tilla Tepe in northern Afghanistan by a Greek-Soviet archa
If it had not been for Fan Jinshi and her team, the world cultural heritage at Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in a remote Chinese desert might have long been destroyed by sand, weather or humans. Born and raised in Shanghai, Fan has spent half a century fighting
Send the Musée de la Civilisation a photo, and it will match you with an ancient statue
An Egyptian mummy named the Gilded Lady may be more than 2,000 years old, but visitors can gaze into her brown eyes and admire her dark, curly hair at "Mummies," an exhibit opening Monday (March 20) at the American Museum of Natural History (AMN
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology is celebrating 100 years since first opening its doors at UCL with a series of events and a special exhibition. Here's ten of their best treasures from the Ancient World
In this exclusive interview, James Blake Wiener of the Ancient History Encyclopedia speaks with Dr. Kenneth Atkinson, Professor of History at the University of Northern Iowa, about this most distinct and enigmatic of ancient monarchs.
How did the people in ancient times safely observe an eclipse? One might pour water into a bowl and watch the reflection and that is what they did for thousands of years. Until representatives of the Catacomb archeological culture improved the method.
The candidate for political office stood in a plaza, naked, bracing himself against the punches and kicks. The crowd roared, pulsing around him like a beating heart. People for whom he had risked his life in war after war hurled blows and insults from all
