The handful animal ghosts in the ancient world are often depicted not as friendly visitors but as mere tools for humans – and ...

A discovery in rural North Yorkshire provides an archaeological time capsule from around 2,000 years ago - and experts say ...

According to examinations the stone engraving was 12,000 years old. The prehistoric creation featured several geometric ...

The Ancient Tea Horse Road played an instrumental role in fostering trade, cultural exchange, and economic growth across China and neighbouring regions. Though abandoned, it remains an iconic ...

Was the Trojan Horse really a huge statue of a horse, or was it something else entirely? Researchers have differing ideas and ...

Tourists visit an ancient stage in Shaxi Town, Jianchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 17, 2025. Shaxi, a ...

As the world's glaciers melt they are revealing thousands of incredible ancient artefacts, but can you tell what they are?

Shaxi, a remote township in Jianchuan County, was once an important trading hub for tea, herbs, silk and salt on the ancient Tea Horse Road, a trade route dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Archaeologists in Cyprus made a remarkable discovery—an intricately designed 4th-century Roman mosaic depicting a dramatic ...

In the world of agriculture, a primary goal is maintaining genetic varieties necessary for evolution, be it crops or ...

But in order to get horses to a spot where it was actually comfortable enough to ride the beasts into battle, it took a hefty bit of work, scientists have found. By analysing ancient DNA samples ...

Ancient hunting, travel ... At Lendbreen, they used pack horses to bring gear up to the site and set up their camp. Their findings included "two of the best-preserved arrows we ever found ...