It was assumed for a long time that Stone Age tombs in Ireland were built for royalty. However, a new DNA analysis of 55 ...

A new study contradicts the long-held assumption that Ireland’s Neolithic passage tombs were reserved for members of an elite ...

Archaeologists often break up this lengthy time span into three periods — the Paleolithic (3.3 million to 12,000 years ago), ...

A reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.

A wine shop sign in the ruins of the ancient Roman city Herculaneum’s main street. The sign tells viewers to 'come to the sign of the bowls' (ad cucumas). Some of the wines also have vintage dates.

"Instead of considering the Neolithic as an age when powerful dynasties ruled ... which lasted approximately from 3900 to 2500 BCE, people built megalithic monuments—large stone structures ...

Across countries, people tended to get lonelier as they aged – but just how much lonelier depended on where they lived, with those in Bulgaria and Latvia seeing the biggest increases with age.

A fine piece of woven fabric, believed to be one of the oldest of its kind in Britain and dating back to the early to middle ...

A rare piece of Iron Age textile which lay buried in a loch for nearly 2,500 years is going on public display for the first ...

The age people can pick up their State Pension starts to go up next year. It will rise from 66 to 67 and is expected to be fully implemented for men and women by 2028. A further increase from 67 to 68 ...