History is often pieced together from broken pottery, weathered inscriptions and scattered bones. But every so often, a ...

A giraffe enjoys frozen food during a press tour at the Rome's "Bioparco" Zoo, ...

Researchers have been able to read part of an ancient scroll burnt by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago for the first ...

Roman history began in 753 B.C.E., when Romulus killed his twin brother and founded the city that would eventually rule the Mediterranean. That power would be built on slavery. No modern depiction of ...

Explore the 20 most visited tourist attractions in the world. From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, discover the top ...

Archaeologists exploring an ancient quarry near Campos del Paraíso found a Roman shrine to Minerva, goddess of wisdom, ...

Heerlen curse tablet with an ancient Greek invocation of deities and demons in the Egyptian style. Credit: Elke Fuchs, ...

The mystical function of lead 'curse tablets' from the time of Ancient Romans has been cracked at Heidelberg University ...

Scientists have extracted and analyzed the first-ever ancient proteins from the fossils of Homo naledi, revealing a potential ...

Before coordinating colors made for good Instagram photos, bridesmaids dressed alike for a much darker reason.

A tiny curse tablet excavated in the Dutch municipality of Heerlen allegedly invokes Egyptian deities and demons not in Latin ...

In one of the oldest cities in Lebanon, once besieged by Alexander the Great, ordinary people struggle to survive Israeli ...