A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

In 1954, archaeologists in India discovered the ancient lost city of Lothal. What was life like in this city, and what ...

The "Ringed Lady" of Herculaneum is one of the most important discoveries from the ancient city that was buried by the ...

On a rocky island off the coast of Norway, metal detectorists stumbled on some ancient jewelry and led archaeologists to a forgotten Viking burial ground. The “small treasure trove” included a rare ...

In the ancient city of Pompeii, frozen in time since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, a British tourist was caught in August carving initials into one of its 2,000-year-old homes.

Ancient DNA can reveal such details as the ancestry, sex and age of a long-dead person. But the biological material degrades over time, and in Pompeii, the DNA could have been further damaged by ...

analysis of ancient DNA helped fill knowledge gaps and change preconceived notions. A prime example is how aDNA research is reframing the way people understand the archaeological site of Pompeii ...

An ancient Iranian god of the sun, originally called Mithra, Mithras was absorbed into Greco-Roman belief as the central figure for a mysterious cult that worshipped him between the 1st and 4th ...

And perhaps none of the other narratives meant to illuminate who perished together in the ancient eruption of Mount ... When the residents of Pompeii died in a shower of hot ash and rocks erupting ...

Promise. The new year is rapidly approaching, and that means it's time to start talking about what 2025 jewelry trends are going to dominate your Pinterest feeds and TikTok For You Pages (at least ...

Karl Mischke … in discussing the origin of the Arabic numerals, points out that the Roman numerals from 1 to 10 originated from the primitive custom of reckoning on the fingers of the two hands ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People tale part in the winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP ...