Archaeologists have made an astonishing discovery in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural Kent, England, after unearthing a sixth-century sword that has stunned the excavation team. Said to be in an ...

In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

The osteotheca (with handles) found in Gela, Sicily, with the remains of a child from the 6th century B.C. Credit: Regione Siciliana This vessel, characterized by the presence of four handles and a ...

Pre-print paper prompts social media discussion over ‘a year of miracles for the Chinese mathematical community’.

Athens' oldest coins were created from silver originating around the world, a study suggests, revealing an unknown ancient ...