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 ...

The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

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

A 7,000-year-old grave site in present-day Oman indicates that the region’s Neolithic communities sometimes turned to an ...

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

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

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 ...

Archaeologists find 20 people buried beneath a single floor in Çatalhöyük, revealing key rituals and social changes.

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