The hotly anticipated new museum boasts some of the greatest treasures of antiquity. But there are some notable exceptions.

For decades, archaeologists believed that the frigid, windswept plateaus at the heart of the Iberian Peninsula were abandoned ...

The poor state of the ruins made the idea of keeping them difficult to imagine, as did the relative uncertainty of final costs. While each project is unique, a renovation of an historic building can ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

For almost 5,000 years Stonehenge has passed through different building stages, stood proudly through all weathers, and ...

The term “bugonia” is an ancient one referring to the idea that bees could be spontaneously generated from the body of a dead animal, such as an ox. Knowing that informs the experience of taking ...

What can an ancient water basin discovered near Rome reveal about construction, engineering and water management techniques that may be useful today?

Ancient Greeks encoded the secrets of their civilization in ways hidden in plain sight, shaping a legacy that endures through ...

Unlocking the Secrets of Language Learning Introduction: The Legacy of Linguistic Discovery The Rosetta Stone is not merely a historical artifact; it represents a monumental breakthrough in the field ...

Digging into the dry soil of a field in southern Germany, archaeologists hit some rocks and painstakingly unearthed a massive stone structure. They’d expected to find something at this site — but what ...

Archaeologists discovered a 6400–6100 B.C. sandstone figurine in Azerbaijan’s Damjili Cave, marking a rare find from the ...

Now at the Kimbell Art Museum, this exhibition is the first in the U.S. to display works from a vast, vital Italian collection, featuring sculptures that reflect Roman innovation and ambition.