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 ...

Thousands of years before modern history began, advanced civilisations rose along the Nile—and some vanished without a trace. What they left behind still baffles archaeologists today ...

For years, the most beloved part of my personal library was my two-volume set of the Oxford English Dictionary (“the OED,” to ...

The ancient site of Karnak is one of the most impressive places to visit in Egypt. Situated just a short distance from the ...