More than five millennia ago, an Egyptian weaver created a simple, tailored linen dress, likely not realizing just how long it would stick around. The Tarkhan Dress, carbon-dated to 3482 to 3102 B.C., ...

A jug of four gold coins was found during the construction of an elevator in Jerusalem, Israel. The coins date back at least 1,050 years.

Archeologists discovered a well-preserved royal tomb chamber that dates back to 8th century BCE in northwestern Turkey.

Local authorities were tipped off about the artifacts and worked with archaeologists to identify the objects, officials said.

One of the most impressive finds was that of a 2,700-year-old bronze jug wrapped in linen.

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About 2400 years ago, Hippocrates observed how people with phthisis – the ancient Greek term for the disease – were continually “spitting crude matters”. But he believed phthisis was ...

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago.Researchers are still charting how ...

One of the most spectacular mosaics ever found in Israel is now on display to the public for the first time. The Be’er Shema ...

His unexplored tomb at Nemrut Dağ may show us more about death and worship in ancient Turkey. Several colossal heads that once stood in the mausoleum of Antiochus I of Commagene now lie in front ...

How wholegrains saved Denmark's health: Why you should try this diet trick Analyses showed that the bread was made with coarsely ground emmer flour, an ancient variety of wheat, and lentil seeds ...

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