Rivers have always been more than just flowing water. They're lifelines, highways, and silent witnesses to humanity's greatest achievements.Throughout history, these liquid arteries have determined where empires rose,

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient mummification techniques.

For millennia, ancient civilizations have left us clues about the importance of living in harmony with nature. Despite the warnings etched in stone tablets, whispered through sacred texts, and painted in vibrant colors on cave walls,

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early communities harnessed predictable tides for irrigation, but when deltas cut off the Gulf’s tides,

Early civilizations used what they had on hand ... of beer — Ninkasi — and one of the earliest written recipes in history, the Hymn to Ninkasi, is essentially a beer recipe. Ancient Egyptians continued and refined the Sumerian tradition.

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million years ago, revealing branching evolutionary stories of survival, intermixing, and extinctions. Archaeology is increasingly allowing ...

Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient humans lived and advanced. New discoveries by a UCF ...

TEHRAN-- The Regional Museum of Southeastern Iran, with its display of a treasure trove of ancient and anthropological artifacts, narrates the glory of the ancient civilization of Sistan-Baluchestan province.