The face is gone. Not chipped or worn away by time, but struck — possibly on purpose — until nothing remained of the features ...
Chinese legal texts have described nasal amputation as a criminal punishment since the Bronze Age. Oracle bone inscriptions ...
An international team of researchers has published a study that questions one of the most widespread theories about the ...
On November 26, 2007, the Austrian National Library did something it hardly ever does: it took the Tabula Peutingeriana out of its climate-controlled display case and allowed the public to see it for ...
Remains of the sanctuary. Credit: University of West Bohemia in Pilsen A team of archaeologists, led by the University of West Bohemia (UWB), has brought to light, near the town of Chleby, in ...
A team of researchers from the Istanbul Technical University has used an innovative computational model to unravel the dynamics that allowed the legendary Neolithic city of Çatalhöyük, in present-day ...
An archaeological study reveals that these rare obsidian pieces, found only in this region, could be hunters’ marks or symbols of personal identity The study, led by Alice Vinet and Denis Guilbeau and ...
A team of archaeologists, led by the University of West Bohemia (UWB), has brought to light, near the town of Chleby, in present-day Czech Republic, a monumental structure dating back more than 6,500 ...
Two tombs, two very different experiences. Walk into one and the space narrows around you, guiding your eyes along a fixed ...
Three decades have passed since the collection of gold jewelry appeared in the Šarkamen mausoleum, and now this Roman ...
Two of the most prominent belligerents of World War II ended up clashing despite having initially fought on the same side, ...