Ancient Romans had a seemingly predictable diet for pre-refrigeration days made up of mostly cereals, legumes and meats with ...

Archaeologists have already found more than 200 tombs—and they think that might be just the tip of the iceberg.

The museum dropped a legal effort to block the seizure of the statue by investigators who said the bronze, thought by some to ...

The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.

Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is ...

Five years after Jurassic World Dominion, an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

Each Valentine's Day, millions of Americans gift their partners or loved ones with flowers, cards or candy as a token of ...

In Autun, France, archaeologists discovered a 1,600-year-old fabric woven with gold threads in an ancient burial site. The fabric, once a symbol of elite aristocracy, was found in a lead coffin, along ...

Phalguna, the twelfth month of the Hindu lunar calendar, from February 13 to March 14 in 2025, features key festivals like ...

A new study has revealed what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like – and the results might surprise you. Researchers from UCL ...