Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years.

As an architectural designer and researcher studying urban resilience, I have examined many of the techniques and the lessons these ancient civilizations can offer for living in hotter and drier ...

The Phaistos disk from circa 1700 B.C. The signs were not engraved using a stylus but rather pressed onto the wet clay using molds or seals in a kind of ancient typesetting. One of the great ...

The release of Cecil B. DeMille’s Samson and Delilah in 1949 heralded the return of the ancient world to the screen. It’s a movie filled with blood, desire, and a doomed romance, as the ...

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Amulet inlay: figure of Anubis Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Inlay of mummy figure with human head Freer Gallery of Art and ...

The ancient Near East, a region extending from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea to present-day Afghanistan, was home to several of the world's oldest civilizations. Favored with an ...

The genetic profile of the Xiaohe goat was similar to that of goats belonging to ancient Eurasian steppe people, meaning the Xiaohe may have learned animal husbandry and cheese-making from them.

The 4,000-year-old burial chamber featured hieroglyphs referring to the woman, known as Idi, as the "lady of the house" Sonja Anderson Experts are carefully uncovering traces of the original paint ...

“The fossil pollen, spores, and wood presented in this study paint a much different picture of the ancient environment, providing direct evidence of the presence of cool, wet forests.

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers presents the timeless and timely ideas of thinkers from the ancient world in lively new translations. Enlightening and entertaining, these books make the practical ...

A huge ancient city has been found in the Amazon, hidden for thousands of years by lush vegetation. The discovery changes what we know about the history of people living in the Amazon. The houses ...

The smaller geoglyphs were along ancient winding trails likely made throughout the desert by Nazca people viewing the symbols in small groups, according to the study. The bigger Nazca symbols were ...