On the borderlands of early civilizations, people who considered one another alien met in moments of trade, warfare or simple ...

After careful analysis, Hansen and colleague Christophe Helmke believe they may finally have the answer—and the evidence has ...

When we picture the history of money, many imagine barter leading naturally to coins, then paper bills, then cards and ...

Archaeologists working in Turkey's ancient city of Olympos have uncovered a remarkable 200-square-meter Byzantine bathhouse that offers unprecedented insights into early Christian leadership. This ...

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On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...

The remains of an ancient civilization could offer humanity clues as to how to address the current climate crisis.

Long before fancy serums in dropper bottles and $300 night creams, ancient civilizations had their own sophisticated approaches to achieving luminous, healthy skin. While we typically imagine ancient ...

Archaeologists in ancient city of Nineveh, Iraq have uncovered colossal lamassu statues and intricate reliefs from an ...

Steiner, a native of Tacloban City, Leyte, and now owner of Mondejar Gallery based in Zurich, Switzerland, has partnered with ...