There is something loathsome about bureaucrats promising to ‘keep people safe’ by controlling the public’s access to ...

A recent study has revealed new insights into a mysterious ancient ritual involving severed heads in the Iberian Peninsula. Researchers found that this practice was more complex than previously ...

The Treasure of Villena, as the cache of 66 mostly gold objects is known, was discovered more than 60 years ago in 1963 in ...

An archaeological breakthrough has shed new light on the age, construction, and function of the Great Wall of China.

Learn how archeological investigation reveals the Great Wall of China had three distinct building styles over time.

British-Iranian experimental composer and turntablist Shiva Feshareki has been drawing on the Barbican’s hidden history as a ...

Do you know what the age-old Bronze towers scattered across Oman were really for? Once thought to be mere watchtowers or ...

Researchers initially thought the tomb belonged to a royal wife. Then they unearthed fragments of alabaster jars that identified it as Thutmose II's ...

Researchers have confirmed ancient human remains discovered in Bellaghy that was initially thought to be a male, is in fact ...

The Great Wall was built to secure ancient China ’s northern borders against nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe.

Human aggression stems from evolution, fear, and social influences. While aggression is instinctive, fostering emotional ...