Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The ...

The copper cymbals from Dahwa offer rare insight into the soundscapes of Bronze Age Arabia. Their design hints at deep ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was ...

Since the birth of humanity people have fought each other. Over time the ancient weapons have been replaced by more ...

While sifting through the ruins of an ancient building in Oman, archaeologists unearthed a pair of green-blue discs. The finds turned out to be a 4,000-year-old musical instrument — offering a “rare ...