The Netherlands yesterday pledged to return to Indonesia the remains of “Java Man,” the first-ever Homo erectus unearthed by modern scientists in a landmark discovery for human evolution. The Dutch ...

The GGI is complementary to earlier China-proposed frameworks, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security ...

Missouri State University archaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine are heading to Brazil to study ancient ...

Our understanding of ancient civilizations is constantly challenged by newly discovered ruins that defy mainstream historical ...

Santarém’s ceramics grace museums around the globe, yet the city’s heritage remains largely unknown in Brazil.

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and some interesting parallels relative to today. Ancient civilizations that ...

How old is your food? Before food was a choice, it was a necessity — the bare minimum only eaten and endured in order to survive. But as creative beings, humans have transformed the means of survival ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Americas’ oldest known civilization had a thing for frogs. At ...

Scientists have finally uncovered direct genetic evidence of Yersinia pestis — the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian — in a mass grave in Jerash, Jordan. This long-sought discovery resolves a ...

Archaeologists recently discovered two churches at Kharga Oasis in Egypt's Western Desert, providing rare evidence of ...

Fareed Zakaria hosts a detailed special tracing the historical conflict between the United States and Iran, starting with a dramatization of a B-2 bomber strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. The ...

History has seen many waves of Egyptomania but, until the 19th century, scholars remained baffled by the many repeated symbols and motifs wrapped around every new find, from majestic monuments to ...