In 1872, British Museum curator George Smith made a discovery that would shake Victorian England's understanding of biblical history. Working late into the London evening, surrounded by fragments of ...

A rare visit to a Khmer temple on Thailand and Cambodia’s border showed how deadly clashes between the two countries have scarred a heritage site.

Ancient inscriptions carved into Egyptian tombs reveal a visitor from India. One name appears again and again inside the ...

New research suggests that explanations based only on climate may not fully account for the major decline of the lowland ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates ...

Macedonia faced a sudden cultural and military shock when Celtic warriors shattered the Hellenistic illusion of invincibility ...

How old is Indian civilization, and can it even be described as a single civilization at all? This episode traces the deep history of South Asia - from the Indus Valley Civilization and ancient ...

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Egypt has introduced a modern digital visa system that allows travelers to obtain their travel authorization online ...

Evidence suggests that China's "cradle of civilization" experienced marked climate disasters and social upheavals during the mid-late Holocene (around 3,000 years ago). However, the direct causes and ...

The Chinese Communist Party has embraced the study of Greek and Latin—as, in some ways, an antidote to the modern West.

Has the Atlantis mystery finally been solved? A new book reveals that Plato based his story on a real setting, now beneath 400 feet of water.