By Buthayna El Haggar Astronomy and astrology were deeply intertwined in ancient civilizations, particularly in Egypt and Mesopotamia, where early astronomers and astrologers made profound ...

Today, beer is one of the world's most popular alcoholic beverages, with countries across the globe crafting their own unique ...

THE thesis which it is proposed to outline here embodies the following propositions: (1) Available evidence points to Mesopotamia as the oldest known centre of scientific observation permanently ...

I ndeed, much of what humanity categorizes as “recorded history” spans little more than the last five thousand years. In the ...

For 150 years, people have tried to decipher mysterious symbols written by an advanced civilization believed to rival ancient Egypt. Can a $1 million prize help crack the puzzle?

Across the Levant in the 15th century B.C., cities were rising up against freshly-installed pharaoh Thutmose III. It would be the make-or-break test of his new power—and if he could maintain it.

UNITED NATIONS -- An exhibition highlighting China's ancient Shu civilization opened on Monday at the UN headquarters in New York, providing a rare international platform for a culture that flourished ...

In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Eva Miller traces how both the mythology of Babel and ...

Ancient Egypt bombshell as 'Jesus Christ's body found' in hidden chamber, claims expert British anthropologist Dr Paul Warner claims to have found the body of Jesus Christ and the Ark of the ...

The snail shell from the Amazon and the toucan beak point to a vast trade network that connected the coast of ancient Peru with the jungle, while the presence of wool suggests ties to the Andes.