Once again, we review the archaeological discoveries of the year that has just ended. This time, we have selected 14 from those we had the opportunity to feature, which had a special impact among our ...

Detail of the interior of the mastaba with the physician's tomb found in Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt In the southern area of the Saqqara archaeological zone, known for ...

Although the native cultures of North America were non-literate, oral tradition and contact with the white people have allowed us to know the names and stories of many of their chiefs and warriors.

Using a new model, researchers uncover zones in the Earth's lower mantle where seismic waves travel slower (red) or faster (blue). The large blue zone in the western Pacific (right above the center of ...

Opposing an established government is part of the political game, and democratic systems consider it normal. However, where power is absolute, things become much more difficult, and the problem is ...

In a discovery that intertwines archaeology, art history, and medicine, a 2nd-century AD bronze figurine unearthed in Bracara Augusta, now Braga in northern Portugal, may provide evidence of a rare ...

Lead contamination has long been recognized as a significant public health hazard, even at low exposure levels. A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) sheds ...

An image of a dense, star-rich portion of our galaxy, the Milky Way, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team Carbon, the building block of life on Earth, owes its ...

Typical Portuguese tile mural. Each boat is identified by its poveira sign on the hull. Credit: PedroPVZ / Wikimedia Commons As mentioned earlier, another legacy is that of the Siglas poveiras or ...

In a recent announcement, the joint Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission, led by the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Kanazawa University, has uncovered tombs, mastabas, and burials dating back ...

View of the three-dimensional map on the cave floor. Credit: Pascal Crapet, Fontainebleau / courtesy of Médard Thiry for labrujulaverde.com French scientists have identified a unique engraving in the ...

The National Library of Spain preserves one of the most fascinating travel books from the Late Middle Ages, following the tradition of other illustrious literary travelers such as Marco Polo, John ...