An inscribed piece of pottery found in an ancient Jewish stronghold in the Jordan Valley has finally been deciphered ...

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"There is no such thing as a wild orange in China," botanist David Mabberley, adjunct professor at Macquarie University and author of Citrus: A World History, tells ABC Radio National's Blueprint ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a fascinating relic of ancient administrative practices during excavations at Abel Beth Maacah, a site in northern Israel rich with historical significance. This ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...

While in the area, you must visit Masada, which sits about 60 miles south of Jerusalem along the southeast coast of the Dead Sea. Overlooking the sea from its cliff-side perch, this archaeological ...

The Fiji National Women’s Shadow Team, Mount Masada, defeated the New Zealand Development side 24-7 to claim the title at the McDonald’s Fiji Coral Coast 7s. Both teams entered the match with ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

The Harlem Renaissance author spent her last years writing about the ancient king. Six decades after her death, her unfinished novel has finally been published for the first time Ellen Wexler ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...