Deep beneath the best marble Greco-Roman temples in the world, in torch-lit caves under Rome's bustling streets, and within the sacred groves of Asia Minor, secretive groups gathered to perform ...

The world is filled with ancient unexplained mysteries that capture the imagination, challenging scientists, scholars, and visitors alike. Archeologists attempt to identify and explain the purpose of ...

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BossaNova Media has greenlit a second six-hour season of Go Button Media’s Mysteries of the Ancient Dead. The new season will feature three stories in each episode that reveal ancient civilizations’ ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

More than 3,000 years ago, ancient Egyptian artists flubbed a royal portrait that was discovered in a tomb within a vast necropolis, a new study suggests. The painting, of the pharaoh Ramesses II ...

Archaeologists have uncovered primitive sharp-edged stone tools on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, adding another piece to an evolutionary puzzle involving mysterious ancient humans who lived in a ...

Hidden details of ancient Egyptian paintings from around 3,000 years ago have been revealed by researchers. A team of scientists used portable devices to perform chemical imaging on artworks in their ...

Researchers say Easter Island's 4-ton moai "walked" across the island -- thanks to physics, ropes and a little ancient choreography -- no magic necessary. Binghamton University Turns out, the heads of ...