The world of ancient history is filled with captivating stories that have captured our imagination for generations. From lost ...

Charred hazelnut shells discovered at an archaeological site in Cornwall have pushed back the date for the arrival of the Neolithic period in the region by at least a century. New radiocarbon dating ...

An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has unearthed a staggering 13,000 inscribed pottery fragments, known as ostraca, at the ancient site of Athribis in Sohag, Upper Egypt, including over 130 ...

Stretching across two-thirds of our planet, Asia harbors secrets that span millions of years of human history. From the ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Learn about Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mediterranean empires, and the Greek and Roman ...

A team of archaeologists has uncovered a hidden tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons beneath an iconic building known as "The Treasury" in Petra, Jordan. The discovery, captured during ...

Founded in 300 B.C., Antioch was one of the most important political and cultural centers of the Hellenistic East and one of the great metropolises of the Roman Empire. In the 1930s, Princeton ...

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(See Cover) Even as his spaceships reach toward the future and the stars, modern man is more concerned than ever with his past on his own planet. From China to Peru, diggers are everywhere. And ...

"As Vietnam entered the 21st century it began to prepare for the 1000th anniversary of the founding of its capital Thăng Long, now Hanoi. In the heart of the city, a rescue excavation was launched on ...

Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?