When found in a Bronze Age tomb over a century ago, the metal rods were assumed to be scepters. But royal batons wouldn’t be hollow and have tiny filters clogged with beer crud
New analysis based on ash from volcanic cataclysm dates an early human found at Omo, Ethiopia, to 233,000 years, supporting the ‘early evolution’ theory for Homo sapiens
There are hundreds of biblical sites in Israel – some have been identified with certainty by archaeologists while others require an act of faith. To what extent can we use the Tanakh, and its stories of David and Goliath, Samson et al, as a reliable to...
The oldest profession isn't what you thought, and other myths about breastfeeding that have been persisting for thousands of years
Analysis of cesspit in Judahite palace reveals even elites were afflicted by intestinal bugs – which may have been thanks to the Assyrian conquest, archaeologist suggests
The search for biblical treasures starting in the 19th century fundamentally changed the way Westerners, including Jews, saw Jerusalem. The consequences were enormous
The Byzantines and the Crusaders both did well this year, but let’s not forget that plan to make the Apocalypse a great day out
Matrilineal descent was important, adoption was a thing, and polygamy may have been too, according to the family tree reconstructed from 5,700-year-old multigenerational tomb in Britain
Study of Mycenaean teeth reveals that Bronze Age Greeks burned coal in their workshops 3,300 years ago, with laborers suffering the consequences of constant smoke inhalation
You might have been able to outrun a T. rex, but not the theropod that left its tracks in Cretaceous Spain
