Chemical analysis of surgical instruments excavated from a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) tomb in East China has yielded the first ...

From a 2,000-year-old computer to self-healing concrete, these 8 ancient advanced technologies are worth learning about. The ...

A team of archaeologists at the iconic cathedral is digging straight down and back in time, to Roman Paris 2,000 years ago.

Artemidorus's Oneirocritica offers a unique look at ancient dream interpretation, blending prophecy, psychology and daily Greco-Roman life.

A plaque commemorating Edward Williams, with a phrase written in Coelbren at the end. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, No Raisin At All, CC-BY 4.0 However, many scholars today argue that Edward Williams ...

Being able to know the time at any given moment is a bit of a modern luxury/annoyance, depending on how often your kids ask ...

For centuries, historians argued about whether ancient surgeons actually used painkillers or simply let patients endure the ...

Archaeologists discovered five medieval latrines in northern Germany filled with fascinating finds of everyday life in a high ...

A team of Chinese archaeologists has identified residues of aconitine on a pair of iron scissors and surgical forceps ...

Cheering crowds, fast horses, dramatic accidents, and even a little sorcery made up a typical day of chariot racing in Rome ...

My first visit to London in 1997 was truly a dream come true, a journey that felt less like tourism and more like stepping ...

The best secrets are the ones hiding in plain sight. Camlann Medieval Village in Carnation, Washington has been quietly offering time travel experiences while most people zoom past on their way to ...