A VARIETY of centuries-old artefacts were discovered using a metal detector in a Yorkshire field. The “once-in-a-lifetime” ...

The find in Melsonby, North Yorkshire, by a metal detectorist is one of the most important ever found, Historic England has said.

The king's mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year ...

When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

In ancient days, the chariot was a symbol of power — power as a nation or prestige as an individual. Only noblemen and armies ...

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

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

This photo provided by João Zilhão shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. (João Zilhão via AP) Advertisement ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during the height of its power, the emperor decided to change that and leave a ...

According to the Yorkshire Post, there have been roughly 20 “chariot graves” like this found in the last century across England, and mostly in Yorkshire. This particular grave was first unearthed ...

It led to the deaths of approximately 30,000 people. The riot occurred during the rule of the Roman Emperor Justinian I and was largely instigated by the city’s two major chariot racing teams – the ...