Archaeologists discovered stone tools at least a million years old on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, but exactly who made ...

Archaeologists have recently discovered the ancient Byzantine town of Tharais. (Image: M. R. Al-Rawahneh) There are few maps in the world as detailed or as old as the Madaba Mosaic Map.

The ancient Bronze Age sites in Aberdeenshire are looking for a new owner. Ancient, mysterious and revered, the stone circles of Scotland’s deep past are not something you expect to come across ...

Exclusive: Three ancient stone circles go on market — including one of Scotland’s finest - in 'remarkable' sales The ancient Bronze Age sites in Aberdeenshire are looking for a new owner.

Ancient hominins needed the right stone tools to butcher their meals, a long-lived technique of food preparation that helped our ancestors’ bellies stay full. A 430,000-year-old set of stone tools ...

A remarkable archaeological discovery on the picturesque Croatian island of Vis has confirmed the existence of democracy in ...

Much of the old town is now empty, with only around a third of the buildings inhabited. “Our biggest problem is desertification. Oualata is covered in sand everywhere,” Sidiya said.

From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the medieval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Sahara desert. “It’s a magnificent, extraordinary town ...