Study shows mummification process left preserved remains smelling sweet and woody In a nutshell Ancient Egyptian mummies emit ...

A development project in a city of northern Italy quickly morphed into a large-scale archaeological dig when the first traces ...

The tiny cuts and grooves that decorate some ancient human artifacts are not just pretty accidents, according to some ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...

The Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum in Qatar features an extensive collection of over 30,000 artifacts, including ...

This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...

A bottle of Egyptian blue hand mixed by George Washington Carver (c. 1864-1943) was loaned by the Iowa State archives.

A researcher looking at erosion along a Canada river discovered an ancient indigenous site. Screengrab from Sturgeon Lake First Nation Official's Facebook post Just north of Prince Albert in central ...

After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old purple fabric woven with gold threads. Its purple dye, now faded to a red ...

Various ancient porcelains and woodblock paintings on display transformed Prince Kung's Palace Museum into a vibrant hub of historical artistry during the Spring Festival holiday, packing in waves of ...

The analysis provided new insights into the materials ancient Egyptians used for embalming, revealing how these practices ...

Focusing on an area where a large lake was once situated during the Pleistocene, archaeologists found a wealth of material ...