Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient astronomer Hipparchus. This colored version of a 19th-century ...

A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

Computer Simulation Reveals Routes Neanderthals Used To Migrate to Eurasia For a long time, Neanderthal routes for their ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Believed to be more than 1,500 years old from the Byzantine Empire, the ruins were found in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, located on the route between the cities of Aleppo and Damascus.

Stone tools reveal Southeast Asia led the world in advanced seafaring 40,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of ancient maritime technology.

Before satellites and global positioning systems, ancient civilizations charted their known universe with remarkable ingenuity. Among these early cartographic marvels, the Babylonian Map of the World ...

Map shows 26-mile stretch where Madeleine McCann search will continue today Katie Boyden and Gerard Couzens. Published June 4, 2025 6:57am Updated June 4, 2025 9:31am Share ...

Crazy Works. Visualizing Ancient American Civilizations: A Pre-Columbian Map Summary. Posted: June 4, 2025 | Last updated: June 8, 2025. Before the arrival of Columbus, the Americas were home to ...

An AI program trained to study the handwriting styles of centuries-old manuscripts from the Middle East suggests that many of the Dead Sea Scrolls might be older than previously thought, according ...

A new archaeological site identified via satellite imagery near Tatabánya may date back thousands of years and contain up to a thousand graves. In April 2025, the Topographical Department of the ...