An ancient mosaic depicting two Biblical spies sent to scout the Promised Land has been unearthed at a nearly 1,600-year-old synagogue in northern Israel.In the mosaic, two spies carry a cluster of grapes on a pole — likely a reference to an episode in th
An astonishing neolithic ruin shows the incomprehensible variety and power of religionpart of the excavations at Göbekli Tepe in south-eastern Turkey. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesUnesco has just added to its list of world heritage sitesone
Archaeologists discovered the skull ofJunzi imperialis, a previously unknown genus and species of extinct gibbon, in an ancient Chinese tomb.Credit: Camuel Turvey/Zoological Society of LondonAbout 2,300 years ago, the grandmother of China's first emperor
Credit: Parco Archeologico di PompeiRemember back in May when archaeologists unearthed the body of a man whoappeared to have been decapitatedby a huge falling stone during the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out Pompeii? Well, now there's an
The rulers of the Northern Wei Dynasty created the Yungang Grottoes as a way to unite China's war-torn ethnic groups under Buddhism.Even for those who are not interested in Buddhism or sculpture, when they first arrive at the Yungang Grottoes, they can't
Artefacts from the Java Sea have an important story to tell. Fiona McMillan reports.
Exquisite Old Testament-era head of a king found in Israel but subject’s identity a mysteryThe biblical-era figurine of a king’s head has been put on display at the Israel Museum. Photograph: Ilan Ben Zion/APAn enigmatic sculpture of a king’s head dating
The mysterious sculpture, created thousands of years ago before the construction of the great pyramids of Egypt, despite all the efforts of scientists for more than ten years studying this artifact, remains a mystery.The University of Concordia from Canad
Radiocarbon dating is a key tool archaeologists use to determine the age of plants and objects made with organic material. But new research shows that commonly accepted radiocarbon dating standards can miss the mark -- calling into question historical tim
Han Dynasty painted wooden horse, unearthed in Gansu province.In ancient China animals did a lot of the economic heavy lifting and made a great contribution to artIn Western mythology the most famous horse is that of Troy, the giant wooden ruse that the G
It is often said that Chinese civilization extends back 5,000 years. Now, after 15 years of intense research as part of a nationwide project to explore the origins of that civilization, archaeologists are able to back up that statement with solid physical
Rock art on the Helan Mountain in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, May 21, 2018. There is an old, clever saying —if the "earth" goes without "art", it would be only left with "eh".This interesting coincidence implies a boring a
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
