Hunter-gatherer genes likely favoured during the last Ice Age could be helping modern-day Italians live longer life ...

Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival ...

Scientists discover Bronze Age plague DNA in 4,000-year-old sheep remains, shedding light on how ancient diseases spread ...

The Ancient Greek winter revolved around Hestia’s hearth and the city’s sacred flame, signifying the importance of fire in ...

Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

A seemingly simple question opens up difficult debates about ancient Roman beauty ideals and social hierarchy, and reveals ...

From river rinses to oil-and-strigil scrapes, ancient grooming mixed health, ritual, and social life into daily survival. in ...

Eaves Wood Circular Walk offers people the chance to see ancient woods and the Queen Victoria Jubilee Monument.

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

The ancient liturgy of the Rorate Caeli Advent Mass honors the Blessed Virgin Mary through a Mass celebrated at dawn, in ...