Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and ...

Did aliens influence mankind in ancient times? Yet another season for the show that has been saying "yes" since 2009 ...

These ancient structures still stand - but the people who built them remain a mystery that history can’t fully explain.

During the season 22 premiere episode of "Ancient Aliens" viewers tuning in will join skilled archaeologists as they take a ...

A 7,000-year-old grave site in present-day Oman indicates that the region’s Neolithic communities sometimes turned to an ...

The majority of the temple dates to the 7th century BC, but archaeologists discovered portions of the site that are even ...

How was the great English playwright William Shakespeare influenced by ancient Greece, and how did he come to know about its ...

Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time ...

The archaeological discoveries span several areas of ancient Chinese life, including agriculture, textiles, animal ...