Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

New technology develops at an exponential rate, especially today. But what about the year you were born? Here are some of the ...

To study this history, population geneticist Harald Ringbauer at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ...

The linear tracks and human footprints found may be evidence of ancient transportation technology.

Ancient historians recorded legends about the invention of the first coins, and archaeologists have found some surprising ...

There's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since ...

TEHRAN - Dehloran, as one of the significant regions in western Iran, has been settled in prehistoric times and contains ...

Discover the history behind many of the world's oldest dessert recipes and how you can make them at home today.

Wealth inequality began over 10,000 years ago, gradually increasing after the advent of agriculture due to population growth ...

PULLMAN, Wash. - Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention ...

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study that challenges ...

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention ...