New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...

Missouri State University archaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine are heading to Brazil to study ancient Amazonian geoglyphs that may reveal an unknown civilization.

Ancient Greeks encoded the secrets of their civilization in ways hidden in plain sight, shaping a legacy that endures through ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an 8,000-year-old stone figurine in a cave in Azerbaijan, offering a remarkable glimpse into ...

(CNN) — With the thick vegetation of the northern Guatemala rainforests hiding its 2,000-year-old remnants, the full extent of the early Mayan way of life was once impossible to see. But laser ...

manuscripts at the National Museum of Iraq and the nearby National Library were created over 9,000 years of human history -- art and ideas from some of the world’s earliest villages and cultures. But ...

Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high ...

Researchers decode the Dresden Codex eclipse table, revealing how Mayan daykeepers predicted solar eclipses before modern ...