Research has identified the composite bow as the most lethal weapon of the Bronze Age, challenging long-held beliefs about its origins and transforming our understanding of ancient warfare. A new ...

Venus figurines, with exaggerated sexual characteristics such as big hips and breasts, began appearing about 40,000 years ago ...

The strange and powerful symbol at the heart of one of history’s greatest temples reveals the importance of the goddess ...

One of the earliest figures known to have faked an illness for personal advantage was Odysseus. Odysseus was the hero of ...

Archaeologists in Hungary have found the 1,300-year-old burial of a warrior who was buried with a rare iron saber.

A foundation dedicated to reviving kyudo—the Japanese martial art of archery—took aim to find a site in Hawaii to build a dojo (training center ) and hit its mark. The city announced Tuesday it had ...

The Day of the Dead is an ancestral tradition that combines Indigenous roots with Catholic influences brought by the Spanish ...

Radiocarbon dating and a coin minted in 251 AD found within the well confirmed the remains dated to the second half of the third century AD, perfectly coinciding with the Crisis of the Third Century ...

"One of them was just lying on the ice, completely intact." Researchers stunned as melting ice reveals ancient Viking ...

In contrast to the Indian city’s scores of residential towers, its best buildings are lower to the ground — and a flamboyant ...

The 12-Day War between Iran and Israel in June 2025 exposed critical weaknesses in the Islamic Republic’s military, strategic ...

Clout-seeking travel influencers are doing more than just displaying their ignorance abroad — they could be endangering ...