The sequel to the bestselling and award-winning The House With Chicken Legs, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and sold in 25 languages ... A journey from ancient myths to modern ...

Researchers say a fossil jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors.

In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language. Take Greek mythology, for example: those ...

Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.

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Feb. 5, 2025 — Where lies the origin of the Indo-European language family? Researchers contribute a new piece to this puzzle. They analyzed ancient DNA from 435 individuals from archaeological ...

The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...

First Ancient Genomes from the Green Sahara Deciphered Apr. 2, 2025 — An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest ...

In one of those conversations, I learned about a language kerfuffle from a few years ago that took me back to the 1990s, and reminded me of how beautiful and complex nonstandard speech can be.

The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in Abydos. The burial is located about 23 feet (7 meters) underground and contains a limestone burial chamber covered with mudbrick vaults ...