An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and ...

Tracks from two humanlike species crossing paths in ancient Africa shed light on the tale of our specialized locomotion.

Footprints found in New Mexico were dated to roughly 23,000 years old - about 10,000 years before humans were thought to be ...

The scrolls in question, stored in a library in a Roman villa that is thought to have belonged to the father-in-law of Julius ...

Traces of drug use go back to ancient times with research showing that the Greeks and Romans used and sometimes abused ...

These famous riddles have puzzled readers from ancient times all the way to the present Riddles and brain teasers have ...

This remarkable Corinthian-style helmet from the Battle of Marathon was reputedly discovered in 1834 with a human skull still inside.

Explore the prehistoric world of Doggerland beneath the North Sea, focusing on the evolution of humanity and ancient civilizations. This video discusses themes such as the invention of prehistory, the ...

The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...

"Both cultures placed deep emphasis on unity, spirituality, and the afterlife," Xue notes. "Egyptians imagined a glorious ...

For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish.

The sacred water world of the ancient Greeks The Greeks had several water gods that reigned over the oceans, seas, rivers and ...