Ochre is an iron-rich mineral pigment that was used by many ancient civilizations for color, decoration and practical tasks ...

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Archaeologists in Hungary have found the 1,300-year-old burial of a warrior who was buried with a rare iron saber.

President Trump received a replica of a golden crown excavated from an ancient royal tomb in Gyeongju. He called it “very ...

New research on a Spartan hydria from Ártánd shows how Iron Age elites forged distinct identities, aligning with Balkan traditions.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

For centuries, it was commonly accepted that the Earth is a sphere. Ancient Greeks were among the first to come to this conclusion through empirical observations and reasoning. Since then, the idea ...

Caroline Spry, Allan Wandin, Bobby Mullins, and Ron Jones/The Conversation On the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, there is a series of large rings which rise mysteriously out of hills. These “earth ...

Scientists say a train of CMEs could impact Earth's magnetic field Oct. 15–17, bringing a chance of northern lights across northern North America. A train of solar storms is barreling toward Earth, ...

A thrift store in Canada was selling a collection of antique rings and medallions for about 20 US dollars when it learned the jewelry was from ancient times. A thrift shop in Canada called Thrifty ...