A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

These findings challenge the long-held narrative about migration into and out of North Africa before and during the Neolithic ...

The 25th Dynasty originated in Nubia, in what is today Sudan, and ruled over ancient Egypt between 744 and 656 BC.

An analysis of ancient “nailed heads” from Spain found some local skulls, likely symbols of respect, and foreign ones, likely symbols of intimidation. Photo from the Autonomous University of ...

The finds sparked a mystery. Who were these ancient “nailed heads?” And why were their skulls treated this way? Experts have generally offered two theories about these “severed heads ...

Hyaenodonts were the main meat-eating mammal at the time across what is now Africa and Arabia ... So the team took inspiration from Bastet, the ancient leonine Egyptian goddess of pleasure ...

In both ancient and modern contexts ... But this method is still underutilised in Africa. It has only recently been taken up and very few visibility studies have been conducted on the continent.

Visibility has always been important in people's decisions about where to live and how to arrange their spaces. People make connections with what they can see. Being able to see prominent landmarks, ...