Learn how the first civilization in Mesopotamia depended on tides and how it responded when faced with a major environmental ...

A newly published study challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, ...

A newly published study in PLOS ONE, Morphodynamic Foundations of Sumer,challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting that the rise of ...

They posited that human ingenuity alone couldn’t have produced the surplus needed to feed ancient city-states like Uruk, Ur, ...

Antarctica has long been a land of mystery, with its icy expanse concealing numerous secrets. From James Cook's early explorations, which led to theories of a flat Earth, to modern-day discoveries ...

Archaeologists must have one of the coolest jobs ever—as long as a lifetime of digging around in the dirt yields some epic results, like priceless artifacts, treasure-filled tombs, or ...

Ancient bird droppings reveal a hidden extinction crisis Parasites that once thrived alongside New Zealand’s kākāpō have largely vanished, raising alarms about unnoticed ecological losses.

People on both sides of the border share a cultural heritage much older than modern nation-states, dating back to the ancient Khmer civilization.

In the hills of southeastern Turkey lies a site so ancient, it's turning our understanding of civilization on its head and fueling conspiracy theories.

A promising scientific dig becomes a nightmare in an episode of Strange New Worlds that sees the crew confront an ancient evil.