The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many ...

Clean water was a matter of life and death for early civilizations. Discover the remarkable tools and methods—from underground canals to rain-harvesting systems—that helped them thrive against the ...

Shifting tides along the coast of the ancient region called Mesopotamia might have spurred the rise of the world’s oldest ...

Citing Margaret Mead’s healed-femur lesson, Rev. Jack Harnish urges empathy to sustain civilization and aid the vulnerable ...

Archaeologists investigating a site in the West Kazakhstan Region identified an array of mysterious and intriguing burial ...

Did the Minoan writing system known as Linear A come from Egyptian hieroglyphics, or was it an independent invention?