Massive bronze bells from ancient times have been found across Asia, often beautifully cast and ornately decorated. But what were they really used for? In this AE Highlights episode, we explore the ...

The ancient world wasn't short of a gruesome killing or two and the brazen bull method of execution was one of the most ...

The copper alloy sitella was discovered amid the charred remains of a structure destroyed by fire around the late third century AD at Carthago Nova, the ancient Roman name for modern Cartagena, ...

Originating in Ancient Greece, this method of execution was designed not merely to kill but to instil fear, transforming ...

This ancient crocodile never finished its last meal. More than 2,000 years after it died, researchers can still make out a ...

"The bronze warrior statue has a full, rounded face with long eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a bulbous nose, and slightly pursed ...

Although the site holds huge significance in Chinese history — archaeological excavations began in the 1950s — it is ...

A recent study published in the journal Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage has unveiled astonishing ...

Victims were locked inside a hollow bronze bull and slowly roasted alive as fire heated the metal from beneath ...

The brutal execution method was designed not only to kill but to terrify, turning human suffering into a grotesque spectacle ...

Researchers employed cutting-edge techniques including microwear analysis and Reflective Transformation Imaging to examine figurines housed at the Swedish History Museum, reports Archaeology Magazine.

On the High Line Plinth next spring, the Vietnam-based artist will resurrect an ancient Buddha, destroyed by the Taliban, as ...