The tablets were purposefully thrown in a well to obscure what was written on them, but there were still impressions on the ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...

Historians are occasionally forced to revise their preconceived notions after discovering something hidden in the shadows and dust. Ancient manuscripts are more than just remnants of antiquated ink on ...

Still, the “board game” framing has a quiet strength: it’s testable. Scholars can compare wear patterns, spatial logic, and symbol clustering against known game-board behaviors, rather than betting ...

Ancient messages and drawings are among hundreds of inscriptions that archaeologists recently uncovered on a wall in Pompeii.