Saffron, also known as Kesar, is an ancient and valuable spice prized for its rich color, aroma, and medicinal properties.

Egyptian authorities have pulled back the curtain on the repaired statues, described as 'one of the most important landmarks ...

A 4,500-year-old burial in Middle Egypt has reshaped what scientists know about ancient Egyptian origins. Inside a sealed ...

Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

The culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of one of the most advanced urban civilizations at the time, contemporaries ...

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe, though they were not the first hominids to walk these ...

The discovery of the Snake Goddess made researchers focus on the mysterious religion of Minoan Crete and its connection of ...

From ancient civilizations to satellite-driven precision, land surveying underpins every road, bridge, and city we rely on. This video breaks down the tools, techniques, and real-world impact of one ...

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...

The British Museum is well placed to refer to the discovery of the Library of Ashurbanipal as “one of the most important” archaeological finds of all time. Almost everything we know about the Assyrian ...