of adults in Virginia identify as Christians. Note: 2% did not answer the question. Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Margin of error for 2023-24 figures ...

CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS—Phys.org reports that Gretchen R. Dabbs of Southern Illinois University and Anna Stevens of Monash University reviewed the archaeological and bioarchaeological evidence for plague ...

Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano, an area in Naples, unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus. Inside they found the remains of a shockingly well-preserved body lying face-up and ...

When people experience emotions of any type, it creates physiological reactions in predictable parts of their bodies. This pattern of embodiment is a normal part of the emotional experience, but new ...

A new archaeological study in Japan, published in the August issue of Journal of Archaeological Science, has produced evidence supporting the idea that population growth can lead to an increase in ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient well in eastern Croatia have discovered the skeletons of seven men whose bodies had been tossed in haphazardly. Experts think the remains belong to Roman soldiers ...

Fun facts about Cleopatra: Although associated in the public mind with ancient Egypt, she lived closer to our time than to the building of the pyramids of Giza. When she was ruling Egypt and ...

Last month, Associate Professor of Archaeology Felipe Rojas and Dartmouth postdoctoral fellow Robert Weiner ’16 MA’16 published their paper “Choreographic empathy beyond human and animal.” The paper ...

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A 2,000-year-old tunnel once used by Roman emperors to slip into the Colosseum unseen will open to the public this month, offering visitors a rare glimpse of the arena’s imperial backstage. Known as ...