For decades scholars tried to reconstruct the society in Wadi Faynan during its copper boom in the 10th and 9th centuries BC. One hypothesis maintained that the local tribes established a hierarchical ...

Both ‘The Iliad’ and rap battles encourage us, the listeners, to react, reflect and ultimately select with which speaker to ...

With the election of a new pope, some have reexamined an alleged prophecy by a 12th century Irish saint who predicted the number of popes before the end of the world.

New research uncovers the strongest solar event ever detected — rewriting our understanding of space weather and radiocarbon dating.

Among the mysterious agents of the collapse of the Mycenaeans / Achaeans were the “Sea Peoples.” They were a confederation of ...

Both served at the same school their entire careers, making them the area’s longest-tenured coaches — by a good measure — at ...

Iliad is like a battle rap, an art form where people confront one another in a freestyle rap that includes boasts, insults ...

A new study has revealed that 3,300 years ago, tin mined in south-west Britain was a key resource for major Bronze Age ...

The history of ancient Egypt has always been a matter of state for the country, but it has also been for many historians and ...

The pharaoh is considered the last of the New Kingdom - ancient Egypt between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC - ...

A second century in four matches for former Test opener Marcus Harris has him averaging more than 100 in English County cricket. Harris, batting at No. 4, struck his second century in four games ...

The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's ...