Tag: Archaeological discoveries

Most humans today spend the majority of their time indoors, but Neanderthals, who lived over 520,000 years ago, spent most of their time outdoors....

In the year A.D. 79, a massive volcano in southern Italy awakened suddenly, causing one of the deadliest natural disasters in the ancient world....

A recent discovery of fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores has provided new insights into the origins of the diminutive protohumans known as...

It is the late fifth century B.C., and a mercenary soldier in the ancient city-state of Notion in modern-day Turkey hides a small jug...

An ancient Peruvian temple discovered under a sand dune is rewriting what we know about civilizations that lived up to 3,500 years before the...

The small bronze statue known as the Dancing Girl is a remarkable ancient sculpture that offers insight into the Indus Valley Civilization. Made using...

An ancient hoard of Persian coins was recently discovered in Notion, an ancient city-state in modern-day Turkey, shedding light on the political landscape of...