Archaeologists have long puzzled over the severed heads found in Ancient Iberian Iron Age sites, displayed with nails driven ...

A small, wooden diorama found in an ancient Egyptian tomb reflects the importance of grain in an agricultural society.

Archaeologists found that children in the Ebla Kingdom mass-produced pottery but also made their own creative figurines.

In particular, two figures – the cinaedus and the gallus – provide examples of men whose effeminate behavior and modified anatomies were striking yet still integrated into Roman society. The cinaedus ...

Archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered an "exceptionally rare" Roman-era helmet alongside a hoard of weapons, revealing ...

The Geometric Period is a lesser known era in history. However, it ushered ancient Greece from the Dark Age to the Classical ...

Anacharsis, the Greek philosopher from Scythia, was known for his wisdom, simple lifestyle and critiques of Greek customs and laws.