The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

A publicly available project, Itiner-e also shows a bit of impressive historical revision is in order. It now appears that ...

When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering pyramids, majestic temples, and the noseless Great Sphinx of Giza ...

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...

This video explores how ancient civilizations built things so advanced that even modern science cannot explain them. From ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

In the south-east of the continent at Budj Bim (Mount Eccles), modern science can tell us a volcanic eruption happened ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...

Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling ...

Terry Siviter and his 5-year-old grandson, Jackson Fox, found what could be a juvenile megalodon tooth, which would mean it ...