A study led by the University of Cambridge has revealed that a series of extreme droughts between the years 364 and 366 AD ...

A team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge has detected the chemical fingerprints of possible signs of life on ...

Military alliances are interstate political agreements signed to achieve common defense. They have existed since Antiquity (remember, for instance, the leagues formed by the Greek city-states), and ...

In the mountains of eastern Anatolia, during the Iron Age between the 9th and 6th centuries BC, a kingdom arose that challenged one of the greatest powers of its time: Urartu (also known as the ...

For the first time, an archaeological investigation has conclusively documented the existence of a brückenkopfkastell—a Roman ...

A spectacular stone head, possibly representing a bearded male deity, has been discovered in the archaeological area of the Tombe di Via Latina in Rome, during excavations at the Basilica of Santo ...

The history of colors is intertwined with the evolution of humanity, reflecting scientific advances, cultural conquests, and ...

An international team of researchers has succeeded in identifying and analyzing dozens of medieval graffiti in one of ...

For millennia, fire has been considered an essential element for human survival: it not only provided warmth in hostile ...

Neuf, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, a team from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) has uncovered an extensive necropolis dated to the Iron Age. Although soil c ...