The macabre world of ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice may have contributed to the domestication of cats, new research ...

Two groundbreaking studies challenge the traditional timeline of cat domestication, highlighting the pivotal influence of ...

New genetic research challenges the traditional view of Stone Age tombs in Ireland, revealing they were community burial ...

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Archaeologists are revealing the secrets of a long-lost Stone Age civilization - believed to be the oldest in the world.

Cats became human companions for the first time likely following mass cult ritual sacrifices of the furry felines in ancient Egypt, a pair of new studies suggest.Ancient Egypt is well known to have ...

Objects of Islamic heritage at the Islamic Arts Biennale highlight cultural diversity ...

The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?