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.

According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

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

The cymbals were excavated from a building dating to the third millennium BCE, associated with the Umm an-Nar culture. Though ...

Archaeologists in Dahwa, Oman, found two strange discs that turned out to be a rare 4,000-year-old musical instrument, ...

Bronze Age cymbals found in Oman reveal how music united ancient cultures across trade routes, ceremonies, and rituals.

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

This 5,000-year-old tablet is believed to hold the world's first signature — and it's on a receipt for beer. Experts believe ...

When we think of modern innovations, we often picture digital devices, advanced medicine, or sleek engineering. But what if many of the ideas we call “modern” were already in use thousands of years ...

The artifacts were described as an ancient weapon kit that appeared to be in mint condition. While some of the findings were broken, there were others that were perfectly preserved for thousands of ...