The 4,200-year-old shipwreck off the tiny island of Dokos near Greece's Hydra is believed to be the oldest shipwreck ever ...

In 2000 BCE, a civilization in the Americas faced a century-long drought by relocating strategically to nearby places.

Discover India's oldest monument. Commissioned by Emperor Ashoka, it is a key site for early Buddhist stone architecture and ...

For Assyrians in today's Iraq, this monumental event holds profound lessons and inspiration. The Egyptian example demonstrates how a nation can reawaken its ancient glory through the power of cultural ...

Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by ...

NHK has learned that a Japan-based group that investigated ancient burial mounds in Bahrain found what could be one of the oldest known substances used as a cosmetic powder.

Alcohol has been around for thousands of years. However, the style of fermentation has changed throughout the ages. These are the oldest alcohols in human history.

According to the Heritage Commission of Saudi Arabia, a groundbreaking archeological discovery was recently made in the city ...

The Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt three years after the head turned up at an art fair and ...

TEHRAN--Iran stands out as a land where urban life is deeply intertwined with centuries of history, spirituality, and ...

As archaeologists slowly excavate this ancient statue from the earth, they are, in a sense, awakening a witness to humanity's earliest attempts to comprehend the cosmos and to communicate with the ...

The Balkans are where Europe gets wild, ancient, and breathtakingly unpredictable. This region, stretching from Slovenia’s ...