Two archaeologists explore the enduring myth that extraterrestrials contributed to the various ancient cultures around the ...

Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?

Mesopotamia, the land between rivers, birthed the world's oldest civilization around 3500 BCE. The innovative Sumerians ...

The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

The oldest continuously inhabited city on Earth is over 10,000 years old - and it’s in Syria. Damascus has witnessed the rise ...

There are few rivers in this world that carry such significance in terms of their history, mythology, and survival, and one ...

Taxila is regarded as one of the world’s earliest centers of higher learning, often referred to as the University of Taxila.

For hundreds of years experts have been trying to find answers as to how the great Minoan civilization of Crete came to an ...

We can learn a great deal about the lives and social structures of civilizations thousands of years ago by studying what they ...

Spanish visitors appreciate the artifacts on display at the exhibition The Bronze Age Civilizations in Southwest China, at the Museum of Guadalajara in Spain. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] On ...

The complex brings together manuscripts, research facilities and interactive exhibitions, offering public access to Islamic ...

From stepwells to johads, here are eight traditional Indian water systems that sustained life for centuries and offer simple, smart solutions for today’s water challenges.