Latest articles by Owen Jarus
Did the ancient Egyptians really marry their siblings and children?
Ramesses II married his daughter and Cleopatra VII married her brother, but how common was marriage within royal and commoner families?
Deformed skulls and ritual beheadings found at Maya pyramid in Mexico
Archaeologists announced that some individuals buried at a Maya pyramid more than 1,000 years ago had deformed skulls and had been killed in ritual beheadings.
2,200-year-old remains of sacrificed giant panda and tapir discovered near Chinese emperor's tomb
The discovery of an ancient tapir's skeletal remains near an emperor's tomb indicates that these animals once roamed China.
What did Cleopatra, Egypt's last pharaoh, really look like?
"Cleopatra's skin color has nothing to do with her accomplishments, which are immense."
Machu Picchu: The Incan estate 8,000 feet high in the Andes
The royal estate built by the Inca in Peru went unnoticed for centuries.
X-ray scans reveal 'hidden mysteries' in ancient Egyptian necropolis paintings
New scans reveal that Ancient Egyptian artists flubbed a tomb painting depicting royalty.
Did Alexander the Great have any children?
Alexander the Great died at age 32, leaving behind a vast empire. Did he have any heirs to rule in the power vacuum that followed his death?
What do (real) archaeologists think of the legacy of 'Indiana Jones'?
Is Indiana Jones an archaeologist or a looter? Archaeologists dish on the adventurer before the movie premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."
Evidence of ancient hydraulic engineering discovered along Nile
A 600-mile-long network of stone walls along the Nile served as an ancient water management system.
1st-century coins from Jewish revolt against the Romans discovered near the Black Sea
Roman soldiers took coins minted by Jewish rebels in the Holy Land with them to a military camp in Georgia.
2,300-year-old Egyptian mummification workshops found at Saqqara
Archaeologists in Egypt found ancient mummification workshops — one for humans and one for animals — at Saqqara.
2,700-year-old petroglyphs depicting people, ships and animals discovered in Sweden
About 40 ancient rock carvings have been found on a former rocky island in Sweden.
7 wonders of the ancient world
The seven wonders of the ancient world were a selection of exceptional pieces of architecture and works of art in the Middle East, North Africa and southern Europe.
1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found
An inscription on an 1,100-year-old breastplate found in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria may contain one of the earliest known examples of Cyrillic text, researchers claim.
Perfectly preserved 7,000-year-old skeleton unearthed during renovation in Poland
A well-preserved 7,000-year-old skeleton discovered near Kraków may have belonged to a Neolithic farmer.
1,700-year-old Roman watchtower ruins discovered in Switzerland
Archaeologists in Switzerland have unearthed the remains of a fourth century A.D. watchtower built to protect the edge of the Roman Empire.
1st-century Buddha statue from ancient Egypt indicates Buddhists lived there in Roman times
Buddhists lived in Egypt during Roman times, a 1st-century Buddha statue found in Berenike suggests.
Mystery of 'impossible' ancient Egyptian statue may be solved
The identities of a pharaoh and a nonroyal person in an "impossible" statue may have finally been deciphered.
3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian tombs and chapel with 'amazing' decorations unearthed at Saqqara
Newfound tombs from ancient Egypt at Saqqara include the burials of a temple overseer, royal treasury artist and an unknown individual.
Hidden symbols and 'anomalies' discovered in 800-year-old 'Stone of Destiny' to be used in Charles III's coronation
A new look at the 13th-century Stone of Destiny reveals mysterious markings and other 'anomalies' that previously went unnoticed.
Severed hands buried in ancient Egyptian palace were likely 'trophies' exchanged for gold
Twelve severed hands found buried at an ancient Egyptian palace were likely cut from enemies and exchanged for gold in a ceremony known as "gold of honor," a new study finds.
Which ancient Egyptian dynasty ruled the longest?
The 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt, which reigned from about 1550 B.C. to 1292 B.C., was the longest lasting.
UV light reveals hidden, never-before-seen version of the Gospel of Matthew on ancient parchment
A historians just found a hidden, ancient fragment of the Bible in the Vatican that no one has seen before.
