Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have ...

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The beloved ancient Greek sculpture called "The Boxer at Rest," from 330-50 BC, is one of the most realistic of all ancient ...

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Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival ...

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Scientists discover Bronze Age plague DNA in 4,000-year-old sheep remains, shedding light on how ancient diseases spread ...

A total solar eclipse as seen from Kentucky in 2017 Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images This April 8, millions of people will watch in awe as the sun disappears behind the moon in a ...