Ancient cylinder seals in Mesopotamia shaped the development of proto-cuneiform writing in Uruk around 3000 BCE, linking ...

A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were abundant in Europe's forests before modern humans arrived, strengthening the argument that ancient vegetation was ...

Recent excavations in Tajikistan's Zeravshan Valley uncovered an archaeological site dating back as far as 150,000 years, ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

There is not a ton of evidence of what education looked like in ancient society, but we do know it existed - although not for ...