These bloody words were written by 19th-Century antiquarian H.S. Cuming in On the discovery of Celtic crania in the vicinity ...

These particular corpses had been “intensively manipulated” to extract all tissues and make use of “their caloric ...

A new study has uncovered chilling evidence that nearly 18,000 years ago, European warriors ate the brains of their enemies.

Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate defeated the Sasanian Empire of ancient Persia. Their victory played a key role in Islamic and world history. "The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah has strong ...

Historian Roel Konijnendijk reviews examples of ancient battles in "Gladiator II," "The Lord of the Rings," and "House of the Dragon." ...

Archaeologists in Egypt are working to restore the Ramesseum, a temple belonging to Ramesses II, an Old Testament pharaoh ...

The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

Organizations like Humedalia are working to preserve Xochimilco's traditional agriculture and stop environmental degradation.

Vandals spray-painted the Hillel building at San Francisco State University with a slogan referencing an ancient battle in which Muslim troops defeated a group of Jewish fighters. The ...