Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the ‘Barbarian Conspiracy’, a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new Cambridge-led study reveals.

The search for life on alien worlds has produced by far its most exciting discovery, in the form of a planet just 124 light years from earth that shows all the signs of hosting life.

On the summit of Mount Zion in Jerusalem stands one of the most sacred sites in the Holy City—a place revered by three of the ...

Newly published research suggests that prehistoric Homo sapiens developed innovative ways to protect themselves from increased ultraviolet (UV) radiation during periods of extreme instability in Earth ...

If the archaeological record has been correctly interpreted, stone alignments in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge are remnants of shelters built 1.7 million years ago by Homo habilis, an extinct species repre ...

A team of prehistoric archaeologists from Tel Aviv University has proposed a new hypothesis to explain a long-standing ...

The Antikythera Mechanism has long been hailed as a marvel of ancient technology, frequently referred to as the world’s first analog computer.

Near a quiet bend of the Danube River in Lower Austria, obscured by floodplains, there is a relic of a long-forgotten frontier.

A major archaeological discovery near Alexandria, Egypt, is reshaping historians' understanding of the ancient civilization's northern frontier, specifically during the New Kingdom period.

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, ...