New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping ...

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Skulls displayed in public 2,000 years ago were intended as a warning to enemies and a celebration of comrades, a new paper ...

Dinosaur "mummies" couldn't have been further from my mind as I trudged up a grassy knoll on the Zerbst Ranch in east-central ...

Is it the long-faded colors of ancient artifacts from all around the world or the hushed sounds of visitors discussing what ...

The Maya civilization possessed the remarkable ability to forecast solar eclipses with stunning accuracy for over 700 years, using nothing more than careful observation and mathematical genius. A ...

Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp ...

A new study revealed how the ancient Maya used lunar and solar calendars to predict eclipses with remarkable accuracy.

He found the 2,000-year-old coins in 2017 but only in 2025 turned the discovery over to the proper authorities ...

Scientists have published groundbreaking peer-reviewed research establishing a statistical connection between mysterious aerial objects and Cold War-era nuclear weapons testing. The study represents a ...

Archaeologists have discovered in Egypt what they said provides tangible evidence for the story of Moses in the Bible's Book ...