A study says the Ain Samiya goblet, found in 1970, depicts a moment of cosmic creation, challenging previous scholarly ...
Exploring ancient ruins is like stepping into a time machine. Some of these ruins make you wonder how in the world they were ...
The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...
According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...
What can today's scientists learn about astronomical phenomena from ancient texts?
The Amarna Letters contain records of ancient lords and rulers seeking to establish diplomatic ties with Egyptian pharaohs.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, in modern-day Turkey, was an ornate memorial built for Carian ruler Mausolus and overseen by his sister-wife Artemesia II.
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian ...
Iran has been battling its worst drought in more than six decades. A blaze in the north has now eaten through parts of the ...
MIT researchers traced chemical fossils in ancient rocks back to the ancestors of today’s demosponges. A team of geochemists ...
Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...