New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that ...

What is lost are political structures, economic systems, and ruling elites. What persists - always - are the people and their informational legacy. Customs, tools, beliefs, and institutions integrate ...

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The enduring friendship between India and Russia is one of the most remarkable examples of diplomatic and cultural kinship in ...

The team looked for an explanation as to why the myth involved a seventh bright star, visible to the naked eye. Running ...

Surrounded by the Cyclopean walls, the ancient Greek city of Tiryns predated Mycenae and later became part of the Mycenaean ...

AN ancient dugeon was discovered by archaeologists under a bustling UK market. The 2,000-year-old site spans the Roman, ...

Hidden beneath the sands of Egypt's Giza Plateau, three precisely engineered shafts have been rediscovered that may unlock access to a vast underground network whispered about by ancient Greek ...

The ancient copper industry in the Sultanate of Oman serves as compelling evidence of an advanced civilization that evolved ...

The National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico organizes monthly tours to share the country's rich cultural ...

Trace 5,000 years of dam engineering, from ancient marvels to China's Tsangpo project, amid the rising race for Himalayan hydropower.

Origins" viewers will travel to Egypt, ancient India, Sumeria and more to learn about the different versions of sky-beings and how they were integral in the formation of civilizations.