The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, ...

From honeyed bread and beer to figs, fish, and onions, the diet of ancient Egyptians reveals a civilization powered by ...

The team analyzed DNA from 225 ancient cat specimens collected across Europe, North Africa, and Anatolia. These were were bones and teeth spanning more than 10,000 years of human history. From these ...

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

Despite the ubiquity of cats in modern homes, we still don't know many details about the timing and routes of early cat ...

Cats began their relationship with humans quite early, with evidence -- including a human buried with their cat in Cyprus -- ...

For decades, archaeologists believed that cats first started living alongside early farming communities in the Levant — covering parts of today’s Middle East and eastern Mediterranean — around 9,500 ...

From Cheops to Ramses II” is more than an immersive Egyptian travelogue, though it hits all the major tourist destinations.

From the Minoan royal road to the Ridgeway, ancient roads still exist today showing how past civilizations built networks ...

"Early-life malnutrition has been consistently associated with reduced brain volume and cognitive impairments, highlighting the critical importance of adequate energy and nutrient intake during ...

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...