Historical Science

Handwriting analysis has been used to determine that the same cathedral scribe who wrote the Register of St. Osmund also penned the Salisbu...

A piece of red, glossy pottery has been found in Papua New Guinea that dates back 3,000 years. It was found in the highlands region, well ...

Construction work in southern Israel has damaged a rare Roman sarcophagus found at the site. The 1,800-year-old stone coffin, which the IA...

A new study has found that ancient Egyptians bred birds of prey for use as offerings to the gods. Lead author Salima Ikram said: “The idea...

An examination of a 7,000-year-old skeleton of a woman has revealed that she died from leukemia. Together with her colleagues, the researc...

Construction work in Durham, England, has led to the discovery of a mass grave containing between 17-28 Scottish soldiers who were taken pr...

A researcher has recreated a replica of an Iron Age instrument using a 3D-printer. Billy Ó Foghlú, from ANU College of Asia-Pacific, has f...

Archaeologists working at Prastio Mesorotsos in Cyprus have recreated a Neolithic pit oven. A 9,000-year-old barbecue pit was recently dis...

Divers have located the remains of a U.S. Naval tanker that served both in WWII as well as the Korean war, sinking off the coast of Hawaii ...

The tomb of the 26th dynasty rule of Upper Egypt has been found inside the tomb of the ruler of Thebes in the 25th dynasty. “Padibastet co...

A Roman mosaic from the 4th century A.D. has undergone conversation work at the ancient city of August Traiana in Bulgaria. The Dionysus’s...

New findings have revealed that the Philistines had a major impact on the floral biodiversity of Israel. Recent studies have shown that al...