Over 5,000 years ago, in the scorching heart of ancient Mesopotamia, the city of Uruk rose to become the largest and most advanced settlement in the world. Home to nearly 80,000 people, it boasted ...

Archaeological discoveries in China, including fire traces from 50,000 years ago and the grid-planned capital of the Xia ...

Both Egypt and China have such long histories; their ancient cultures are often compared. For example, China's Shang Dynasty ...

Part I of the Polar Nexus Series: Reconstructing the ancient world that existed long before recorded history and left its fingerprints on every early civilization.

Ancient India was one of the most influential civilizations in human history. Its ideas shaped philosophy, science, mathematics, and spirituality. This documentary explores the early roots that formed ...

The mythical “Cloud People” have descended from legend — straight into real life. Archaeologists in southern Mexico have ...

Education has traversed an incredible path, from the storytelling of ancient civilizations to the philosophical debates of Greek scholars. The notion of organized schooling, especially universal ...

Six major archaeological discoveries made in 2025 in Central China's Hubei Province were unveiled on Tuesday. The findings ...

If you are trying to travel beyond landscape and cuisine and looking to spend time with the ancient past, Pompeii stands apart as a place that can put you right inside the heart of the ancient ...

Civilization 7 developers Firaxis have announced that they're aiming to drop a big update with in-depth feature overhauls dubbed Test of Time this spring.

Can the myth of the Labyrinth of Knossos be explained by the Minoan civilization? This article examines the evidence.

Anthropology and Archaeology Professor Andrew Scherer explores social and ritual contexts of precolonial Mayan violence.