We know what the oldest civilizations in the world are thanks to archaeology, but there are many others we are only just discovering. Throughout human history, forgotten civilizations that shaped ...

Heraklion, the capital of the Greek island of Crete, is an ancient city that perhaps is under-appreciated for its many ...

“If this really was built by a mysterious civilization more than 10,000 years ago, it would place Yonaguni in the same league as Göbekli Tepe in Turkey — one of the oldest known man-made ...

Discover the list of the oldest civilizations in the world like Egypt, Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, Greece, Indus Valley, and China shaped human progress. Greece fostered democracy, Egypt built ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Beyond the agricultural innovations, the Indus Valley Civilization also domesticated many animals for their own benefits. 5. The Ancient Chinese Civilization of Xia, 2070 BCE-1600 BCE. This one of the ...

An ancient woman’s recently discovered, richly adorned gravesite is helping archeologists better understand the complex gender relationships in South America’s oldest known civilization ...

Arcaheologists have discovered the oldest-known bone spear in Europe, which dates back between 70,000 and 80,000 years and recontextualizes the role Neanderthals played in evolution.