2,000 years ago, people domesticated these plants. Now they’re wild weeds. What happened? By Annalee Newitz.

Indigenous communities are restoring abandoned dams, reservoirs and canals that date back over 3,000 years. By Thin Lei Win.

Stone’s silent sister in the archaeological record. By Alexander Langlands.

A new study is examining how Vikings adapted to climate change. By Zach Zorich.

An ancient doll and a mythical animal were buried with a child from the Okunev culture in the Bronze Age.

Ever feel fearful? Or brave? Protective? Aggressive? The ancient Egyptians had a cat for that! Ancient Egypt was full of animal deities, but cats reigned supreme, celebrated in sculptures and stories.

Manny Medrano cut loose on spring break by analyzing a set of khipus. By Katherine Davis-Young.

Because sometimes a plain old biscuit calls for some ancient Assyrian script.

Seneca is revered as a Stoic philosopher—but he was devoted to money and power, and worked as a fixer for Nero. Elizabeth Kolbert weighs the evidence.(Feb. 22, 2015)

As we move into early imperial Rome in our history of the classical world in 100 objects, we can't help but take a long detour into Pompeii. Preserved almost untouched in the eruption of Mount...

He couldn’t save the Roman republic, but his writing crossed centuries to help inspire ours. By E.J. Hutchinson.

Researchers have mapped Venezuela's rock art in unmatched detail. The map features some of the largest rock engravings in the world and some 2,000 years old.

A collection of 27 fragmented statues of the goddess Sekhmet has been unearthed at the King Amenhotep III funerary temple on Luxor’s west bank

At San Francisco's de Young Museum, an interactive dive into the ruined pre-Columbian metropolis.

Data sheds light on violent chain reactions started by volcanic eruptions 2,200 years ago. By Annalee Newitz.

The rise and fall of the Indus civilization gets a new narrative. By Stephanie Pappas.

The findings have national significance

Dating the Dead. By Aaron Dabbah.

The research may help archaeologists discover ruins of cities from the ancient world. By Christopher Ingraham.

Byzantine civilization, the eastern Roman empire whose capital was at Constantinople, is mostly known today for its spirituality and eccentricities. In reality, Byzantium was also a pragmatic and down-to-earth culture, and it also exhibited prowess in science and technology. By Anthony Kaldellis.