archaeology
Egypt Unveils Huge New Museum Dedicated to Its Ancient Civilization
Tourists pose at the Grand staircase at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, on May 23, 2025. Amr Nabil/AP PhotoCAIRO—Egypt on Saturday...
Ancient Humans Made Tools From Animal Bones 1.5 Million Years Ago
WASHINGTON—Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago.A newly discovered cache of 27 carved and sharpened...
Mount Vesuvius Eruption Turned Man’s Brain Into Glass—Here’s How It Happened
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum...
Rare Frescoes Unearthed in Pompeii Shed Light on Ancient Rituals
ROME—Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was...
AI and Scientists Unite to Decipher Old Scrolls Charred by the Vesuvius Volcano
LONDON—Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago.Hundreds...
New Research Reveals Our Ancestors Were Tougher Than We Ever Knew
The now-extinct Homo erectus survived for 1.5 million years in extremely dry conditions.An early ancestor of our species, Homo erectus, was a lot...
