A roughly 4,800-year-old royal Mesopotamian cemetery in eastern Turkey appears to complicate existing theories about how some ...

Recovered from an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Antikythera, this bronze device is considered one of the most advanced ...

If you missed March’s total lunar eclipse, also known as the “blood moon,” when will you be able to see one next? Friday’s eclipse peaked during the overnight hours flushing the moon red in a stunning ...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File And a civilization in ancient Mesopotamia saw the blood red moon as a bad omen for the king. The people installed a substitute king on the ...

Over 200 canals and 4,000 smaller channels identified in Iraq The system supplied water to farms before the first millennium B.C. A shift in the Euphrates River led to the canals becoming obsolete ...

The findings highlight how water availability dictated settlement patterns in ancient Mesopotamia. The study's authors emphasised that the irrigation network played a crucial role in sustaining early ...

From the carefully constructed streets of Indus Valley to Egypt's lofty pyramids, from the heavens' wisdom of the Maya to the written records of the Sumerians, the earliest civilisations set the stage ...

As the clocks go forward this spring, see if you can solve these puzzles based on ancient calendars. When the clocks change for Daylight Saving Time, it can often involve a bit more mental ...

If you miss out, mark your calendar for Sept ... And a civilization in ancient Mesopotamia saw the blood red moon as a bad omen for the king. The people installed a substitute king on the throne ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

If you miss out, mark your calendar for Sept ... And a civilization in ancient Mesopotamia saw the blood red moon as a bad omen for the king. The people installed a substitute king on the throne ...