The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Scientists have deciphered the world’s oldest map — and they believe it may lead them to the location of Noah’s Ark.

A CLEVER team of scientists have managed to decipher the world’s oldest map and claim it may show the location of “Noah’s Ark ...

In 1882, the British Museum acquired a clay tablet that had been discovered in southern Iraq, not far from the ancient city ...

A recet video by the British Museum described how its cuneiform instructions could be followed to find the resting place of ...

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious Planet Nine, and more.

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Ruins of cities keep turning up in the forests of central America. How have these structures stayed standing for millennia?

In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...

Scientists have deciphered the world's most ancient map that could help locate the remnants of ‘Noah’s ark’ in ancient Mesopotamia.