Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago.

A rare 5,000-year-old bread loaf was recently found in Turkey's Eskisehir province. Preserved by burning, it's now recreated by bakers using ancient grains.

Nature - A global analysis reveals that most carbon dioxide emitted by rivers derives not from modern plant material, as was thought, but from ancient, buried carbon.

The figures, dated between 500 and 300 BC, "could be linked to ancient ritual practices of ancestor worship," said the ministry. "Unique canal system" The city, ...

Stonehenge and Easter Island are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to unsolved mysteries. The 2,000-year-old Antikythera mechanism found in an ancient Greek shipwreck has been dubbed the ...

A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

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Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost 2,000 years old.

Tracks from two humanlike species crossing paths in ancient Africa shed light on the tale of our specialized locomotion.

Genetic analysis of ancient individuals from Copán shows strong continuity between late archaic, classic, and modern Maya populations, with evidence of gene flow (6.1% ± 2.6%) from highland ...