A pair of ancient tombs featuring paintings of Greek mythological characters, in one of the world’s oldest urban areas, will soon be open to the public. Located in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon ...

ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — Two nearly 2,000-year-old tombs with magnificent wall paintings will be open to the public for the first time in southern Israel after a painstaking conservation process, the ...

Tombs dating back to the ancient Roman era have been opened to the public for the first time after a meticulous restoration process, according to an announcement from the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Scientists recovered ancient human DNA from cave walls for the first time. Refined, the method could help link prehistoric ...

This two day event brings together scientists, archaeologists, and students who participated in the research project to study the fresco paintings at the ancient Roman Port of Ostia Antica this past ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a first, scientists recovered human DNA from ancient cave paintings, a breakthrough that could open new ways to investigate ...

Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...

An international team of cave explorers has shown that cave walls and the prehistoric rock art that adorns them can preserve human DNA for thousands of years.