Mesopotamia, situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is recognized as the earliest cradle of civilization due to ...

We explore stunning similarities between Native American, ancient Egyptian, and Inca cultures. Our journey uncovers ...

What do we know about the legendary Egyptian King Sesostris? Was he a real person? According to evidence, he was.

A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.

While people and businesses move all the time, the buildings they reside in usually don't come along for the ride. That isn't ...

Long drought cycles reshaped settlement choices in the Indus region. These climate stresses likely contributed to its slow ...

From honeyed bread and beer to figs, fish, and onions, the diet of ancient Egyptians reveals a civilization powered by ...

Successive major droughts, each lasting longer than 85 years, were likely a key factor in the eventual fall of the Indus ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in the world for a single civilization, and holds a total of around 100,000 ...

A 3,000-year-old gold mining operation uncovered in Egypt’s Sukari Mountains reveals hidden secrets about the ancient world.

In four episodes, the BBC’s Civilisations series tells the story of the fall of the Romans, Aztecs, Egypt’s Ptolemies and ...

Another common misconception about ancient Egypt thanks to Hollywood is that all Egyptians were mummified and placed in ...