Every year, this beautiful UNESCO-listed historic city hosts one of Thailand’s most dramatic festivals. But it’s got ...

Carefully examining it with gloved hands, she explained how 3,500 years ago, a student in the ancient city of Nippur had copied a teacher’s cuneiform script—and smudged any mistakes smooth with their ...

DNA testing of 14 individuals buried in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii has shown their sex and ethnic background is different to what earlier archaeologists assumed. Nuclear and mitochondrial ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made ...

Studies on the remains of horses found at ancient burial sites in Russia and Lithuania show ... May 3, 2024 — Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows ...

They provide a direct path to better understanding the ancient city. But then again, so does the entire discovery. How lucky. Connor Lagore has been a news editor for Popular Mechanics since July ...

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the ... slowly killing most of the city’s population. Ash and volcanic rock called pumice then covered Pompeii and its residents, preserving scenes ...

Archaeologists discovered a walled city in the northern Saudi Arabian desert ... A newly discovered ancient oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert shows that, centuries ago, the area had a completely ...

Scientists were surprised to find a medieval metropolis atop mountains, providing new insights into life along the ancient trade route. “This changes everything we thought we knew.” Lidar is ...

Archaeologists have been left stunned after they discovered an ancient oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert. The site reportedly includes the remains of a walled and fortified city with towers ...

The fortified city, called al-Natah, was home to at least 500 people who were once nomads, but constructed at least 50 multi-story buildings in 2400 BC. The ancient civilization built giant tombs ...