People in ancient times faked illnesses for all sorts of reasons. And in extreme cases, there might be a valid reason to lie.

One of the earliest figures known to have faked an illness for personal advantage was Odysseus. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

The pool measures an impressive 65 by 22.5 meters and was constructed with smooth-cut marble blocks. Its location near ancient Tyana, one of Cappadocia's most important Roman cities, places it within ...

Lead exposure has been thought to be a uniquely modern phenomenon. Exposure to lead by ancient humans could have given modern humans a survival advantage over other species – more specifically, their ...

Between 500 BCE and 500 CE, the Nazca people of coastal Peru created what amounts to the world's largest art gallery — except the viewing platform was the sky. Across nearly 200 square miles of desert ...

Inside View: WSJ columnist Andy Kessler would rather be subjected to Jimmy Kimmel than protected from him by government. The essay on “The Braggart” begins: “Bragging is pretending to have excellences ...

A bronze, temple-shaped box dating back over 1,700 years was discovered in central Romania, officials with the Turda History Museum announced in late September. Archaeologists unearthed the box over ...

A telltale hint was on the bee’s knees. An analysis of 127 fossil flowers, flower buds and bees from central Germany revealed pollen particles that precisely matched ancient flowers to their ...

You can’t accuse those who title “NOVA” episodes of burying the lede with “Ancient Desert Death Trap.” There are mysteries afoot, for sure. But a viewer will have the unavoidable suspicion that doom ...

With fewer than 3,100 Indian wolves left — and barely 12% living inside protected areas — the world’s most ancient wolf lineage is vanishing fast. The IUCN has listed it as Vulnerable, warning that ...

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The Neolithic-period archaeological village of ‘Nisia’ in the Protaras area of Famagusta District is the oldest known site in the area, Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Thursday.