There are undoubtedly millions of amazing artifacts from the ancient world that have served to shed light on the lives of our ancestors from many millennia ago. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News Read Later  ..read more

When the citizens of Rome ousted their last king in 509 BC, power was divided between the magistrates, the Senate, and the assemblies of the people.  Read more Section:  News Premium Preview Read Later  ..read more

Caravaggio, the charismatic artist of the Baroque era, left an undeniable  mark on the art world with his revolutionary chiaroscuro technique Read more Section:  News Videos History Famous People Read Later  ..read more

During a visit to his parents' recently renovated European home, a man made an unexpected discovery within one of the floor tiles Read more Section:  News Evolution & Human Origins Read Later  ..read more

Patolli, an ancient game of strategy and chance, once captivated the minds and hearts of Mesoamerica. It is one of the oldest games known in the Americas Read more Section:  News History Ancient Traditions Read Later  ..read more

Longstanding beliefs about ancient technological and medical knowledge were placed under scrutiny when Paul T. Keyser's published an article in the 1990s Read more Section:  Artifacts Ancient Technology News Unexplained Phenomena Read Later  ..read more

The revolutionary scanning and study of the Herculaneum papyri has revealed remarkable new details about the philosopher Plato Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology History Famous People Read Later  ..read more

The Achaemenid Empire, spanning from Egypt to India, epitomized grandeur and power under illustrious rulers like Cyrus the Great Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Asia Videos History Important Events Read Later  ..read more

As part of the $40 million Mansion Revitalization Project, archaeologists have unearthed two sealed, 18th-century European glass bottles at George Washington’s Mount Vernon mansion. Analysis has revealed a distinctive scent held within the bottles. Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers And The Secrets Of Washington D.C. American People Suffering Historical Amnesia With Many Citizens Knowing “Virtually Nothing” About Their History European Style Bottles From the 18th Century: Typically Characterized Mount Vernon, once the residence and plantation of George Washington, a Fou ..read more

In an extraordinary archaeological find, at a medieval graveyard at Brahekyrkan on Visingsö island, Sweden, has yielded around 170 silver coins dating back to the mid-12th century, casting new light on the region's medieval history. This discovery, made during a geothermal installation project at the church, not only enriches our understanding of the period but also challenges existing notions of burial customs and coin circulation in medieval Götland. Blå Jungfrun Island, Sweden: Where Witches Dwell and Labyrinths Confuse Metals in Bronze Age Weapons Discovered in Sweden Came from Distant ..read more