Strong maternal lines recovered from ancient DNA samples at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, along with archaeological evidence of female-centered practice, points to a socio-cultural practice of mat ...

By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.

In the chilly darkness of Obłazowa Cave, hidden away in southern Poland's limestone cliffs, a remarkable relic slumbered beneath the grime for tens of thousands of millennia.

An ancient society near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in modern-day Bolivia was once one of the continent's most powerful civilizations.

In a groundbreaking discovery that reshapes our understanding of Mediterranean prehistory, archaeologists uncovered the earliest and largest known agricultural complex in Africa outside the Nile Valle ...

A rare and remarkable discovery at the sprawling Copper Age megasite of Valencina in southwestern Spain is reshaping our understanding of prehistoric Iberian society and its relationship with the sea.

New research has cast doubts over suggestions an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland more than 5,000 years ago.Researchers examined the evidence from burials of individual ...

The iconic image of the shattered statues of Queen Hatshepsut has long been interpreted as evidence of political vengeance - an aggressive attempt by her successor, Thutmose III, to erase her memory.

The largest ever collections of a painted Roman wall plaster have been unearthed in London’s Southwark area, pieced together after 1,800 odd years from amongst the remains of an early Roman building, ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...