By studying proteins preserved in teeth, researchers determined the sex of four Paranthropus robustus individuals that lived ...

A study of the Roman conquest of Anatolia reveals how imperial expansion fueled economic growth but ultimately triggered ...

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and ...

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in ...

Nemrut Dağ stands at a crossroads where Persia met Greece in the ancient world. Its remote location meant that it was not scrutinized by Greek and Latin authors. But the site’s glory was ...

The scrolls in question, stored in a library in a Roman villa that is thought to have belonged to the father-in-law of Julius ...

Nearchus, the Navigator, bridged East and West with a daring voyage that reshaped ancient maritime strategy and trade routes.

The ancient Greek word daimon—from which the modern "demon" derives—referred to god-like spirits and supernatural forces. While a daimon could be good or evil, the latter was a malevolent ...

One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the ...