New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

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Missouri State University archaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine are heading to Brazil to study ancient Amazonian geoglyphs that may reveal an unknown civilization.

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Step into a world where history breathes through the delicate curve of a jade pendant, the gleam of a gold crown and the ...

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...

Many of the 50,000 artifacts in the GEM were moved from the Egyptian Museum, a packed, century-old building in downtown Cairo ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

Rachel Feltman: There’s been a lot of hype around artificial intelligence lately. Some companies want us to believe that machine learning is powerful enough to practically tell the future. But what ...

Climate change is significantly affecting ancient cities in southern Iraq, wiping away thousands of years of history.