The vessel, known as a Magan boat, spans 59 feet (18 meters) in length and was assembled by a team of 20 specialists using techniques that date back to 2100 BC, when the Persian Gulf became part ...

about 2900–2350 B.C. Some 5,000 years ago, the ancient city was situated on the Persian Gulf, which is about 150 miles away today. According to Pittman, Lagash was a community of an estimated ...

The US military is sending forces to the Persian Gulf in response to Iran's seizure ... drawing comparisons to another clash 35 years ago that was a decisive victory for the US and a devastating ...

It was 38 years ago this week that 37 brave sailors aboard the USS Stark (FFG 31) gave their lives during a catastrophic missile attack in the Persian Gulf. Another 21 sailors were wounded.

includes most of modern-day Iran as well as the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia. The team suggests the ancestors of all present-day non-Africans lived there between 70,000 and 45,000 years ago.

The Persian Gulf, once a shallow land bridge connecting Africa to the Iranian plateau during the ice ages, underwent a dramatic transformation as the Earth's climate warmed up around 17,000 years ago.