In a study published today in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated over 1,000 human remains from the Nile River Valley, ...

The Ancient Pazyryk culture's frozen tombs, preserved mummies, tattoos, and artifacts reshape views on nomadic life.

Japanese animal tattoos are a traditional form of tattooing known as Irezumi, rich in symbolism and cultural history. Each ...

With a bundle of birch leaves as my pillow, I’m in my swimsuit, lying face down on a makeshift massage table in a 180-degree ...

Between the densely forested Zemplén Mountains and fertile lowlands of the Great Hungarian Plain, Tokaj is patchworked with ...

Ever feel like you’re seeing the same travel bucket lists over and over? Everyone knows about Oktoberfest, Rio Carnival, and ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed an extraordinary 1,400-year-old skull with a distinctive cube-like shape, a find that ...

What did a vulture-bone flute sound like inside a cave? How about singing inside a tomb? Researchers are bringing ancient ...

Using lasers to remove tattoos comes with some risks. Skin that bore the tattoo can be left lighter than surrounding skin.

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

Chinese and Thai archaeologists have determined that the black-and-white glass beads designed to imitate banded agate, unearthed at the 2,000-year-old Phromthin Tai site in central Thailand were ...

Square-shaped skull discovered at Balcón de Montezuma archaeological site in Tamaulipas, Mexico, showing unique cranial modification technique. ( Technical Archive of the Physical Anthropology Section ...