A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveal the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, home to ...

When you think of ancient history, what comes to mind? Kings, battles, empires... men writing most of the rules, right? But pause for a second. Look a little closer. Because woven into the grand ...

If someone asked you to name a history-making woman, you might suggest Rosa Parks or Sandra Day O’Connor. But what about the ...

“This is an important burial because it has elements that correspond to a woman of high status,” archaeologist David Palomino ...

Astonishing details have emerged as archaeologists discovered a 5,000-year-old burial of a woman aged between 20 and 35.

Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.

Archaeologists in Peru uncovered a 5,000-year-old noblewoman’s remains, revealing women’s role in America's oldest civilization.

Archaeologists in Peru said Thursday they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, ...

Researchers in Sweden just uncovered the remains of three 8th to 11th-century Viking women whose skulls were elongated into ...

The legendary ancient Greek courtesan Lais of Corinth was famous for her beauty that left no man resistant to her charms, and her extravagant demands and sharp tongue ...