That was the case recently when a remarkable discovery from the Copper Age was made during an otherwise routine dig for a new ...

A remarkable discovery had been made during the construction of a new powerline in Germany, after a dig uncovered a ten-grave ...

Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

In the opening scenes of “Gladiator,” general Maximus Decimus Meridius, played by Russell Crowe, prepares the Roman troops to take on the clans of central Europe. Arrows are pulled out of ...

Historians have argued that similar helmets were worn by ancient warriors of many Greek city ... a kind of ancient Greek foot soldier who wore heavy armor to shield themselves.

Egyptian zodiac signs originate from ancient Egyptian astrology, often linked to the deities and their influence on life. Nick Brundle Photography / Getty Images ...

What’s less well-known is that it was discovered, in 1910, at the sub-Saharan site of an ancient city on the east ... as pharaohs over their erstwhile Egyptian colonisers, to the north ...

Who, with thy hollow breast/Still in rude armor drest,/Comest to daunt me ... dissimilar to the practice of placing resin or linen wrapped foods in tombs in Ancient Egypt.