The Suda, the massive tome written by a Byzantine scholar around the year 1100, was one of the world's first encyclopedias and lexicons.

From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. The ancient ...

Researchers uncovered a tiny house called the "House of Phaedra" during excavation work in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy ...

Sep. 19, 2024 — Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes ... Early Dingoes Are Related ...

The research suggests a new ... Insights Into South African Population History from 10,000-Year-Old Human DNA Sep. 19, 2024 — Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history ...

The workers began digging near a hospital in Birkirkara in September to install new water lines. As they dug, the team ...

Does Herodotus' description of the inhabitants of ancient Palestine support the Bible's account of the origin of the ...

Take cues from ancient wisdom and shift your mindset to transform your winter experience from daunting to delightful. People gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice, an ancient ...

according to the World History Encyclopedia. The gold and silver artifacts part of the Hoxne Hoard weigh around 60 pounds in total, according to Ancient Origins. There are around 15,000 Roman ...

The Mesopotamians kept the earliest records of goods traded and received and these activities are related to the early record-keeping of the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians ... Fremont College.

Lujiazui was named after Lu Shen (1477-1544), a Ming Dynasty scholar and collector, who spent much of his life there. The ...

An ancient slab of seafloor that was around when ... “Our findings help link the plate tectonic history of the past 250 million years to present-day mantle structures,” Wang says, “providing ...