Archaeologists have found a remarkable 15-meter stone labyrinth in western India that could rewrite what we know about Indo‑Roman trade. Researchers believe this labyrinth served as a landmark for ancient…

Archaeologists from the Croatian Conservation Institute’s underwater archaeology department have confirmed a major find on the floor of the Adriatic Sea. Near the island of Vis, they uncovered a Greek…

An international team of underwater archaeologists uncovered the remains of port infrastructure in a submerged area near the ancient Greek city of Asini, close to the village of Tolo in…

In 1750 B.C., a Mesopotamian named Nanni was so furious about the copper he bought from a merchant named Ea-nasir that he filed an official complaint on a clay tablet.…

Researchers have recreated the scent of the embalming fluid used in ancient Egypt for mummification—a liquid that played a key role in preserving the dead. Dubbed the “fragrance of the…

Vikings were not only notorious raiders and seafarers who reached North America roughly 500 years before Columbus, they were also traders. Between the 8th and 11th centuries they built extensive…