This now-extinct tongue was probably spoken somewhere in Eurasia as many as 8,000 years ago. But how do we know Proto-Indo-European must have existed?

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig even deeper in time – much deeper – ...

The Minyan culture, which preceded the Mycenaean era in ancient Greece, is associated with a proto-Greek people whose legacy stands on the border between history and myth, since very little is known ...

A team of archaeologists searching for Cleopatra’s tomb uncovered a sunken ancient port off the coast of Egypt, and they believe it may be linked to the iconic queen.

Environmental damage is increasingly visible at the ruins of the former trading hub, located in modern-day Tunisia ...

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, using the Rosetta stone. This ushered in a new craze for Egyptology and ...

Nada Tunnel in Kentucky offers a mysterious drive through sandstone where history, legend, and natural wonder all collide ...

BVR Badragirish, an environmental engineer from Telangana, has collected over 1,000 ancient coins spanning from the Asamaka Janapada era to the British period. His collection includes rare Satavahana, ...

U.K.-based startup earth4Earth has unveiled earth-based bricks that can basically eat air pollution. The ancient techniques that inspired this development could revolutionize a construction sector ...

With Japan's latest cargo ship by Takeda and Vela ready to set sail, Ancient Egyptians can be given credit for finding the right fuel source for ships.