The chamber holds a stone coffin engraved with the physician’s name and titles, which include "director of medicinal plants" and "chief dentist" Sonja Anderson Piece by piece, experts carefully ...

The Civilization of Ancient Egypt" at the Shanghai Museum, where many examples of ancient cat imagery are on display Julia Binswanger For over a century, ever since the bust was found on this day ...

Researchers have deciphered a mysterious inscription hidden within an ancient amulet, uncovering fascinating new insights into the early history of Christianity. The small, silver amulet was ...

Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity north of the Alps mountain range. The inscribed amulet was found ...

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However, the ancient wording, dating back to between 230 and 270 — when the predominant religions in Europe were Judaism and paganism — has been virtually illegible until now. Specialists from ...

These findings also help clarify the timeline and routes of ancient human migrations from Africa. A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, ...

Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. Researchers analyzed ancient genes to pinpoint the time period, which is ...

Archaeologists uncovered a basalt tablet in the Bashplemi Lake region of Georgia with an unknown language carved into its face. The tablet featured 60 characters across seven rows. Experts said ...

Despite this early separation, the Neanderthal ancestry in Zlatý kůň and Ranis originated from the same ancient admixture event that can be detected in all people outside Africa today.

Feyenoord boosted their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League with a comfortable 4-2 win over Sparta Prague in Rotterdam. The result leaves the Dutch side 18th in the table ...