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 ...

Bread has been around for thousands of years. Some of the oldest date back 14,000 years. These breads, in particular, are the oldest known recipes in human history.

The Huns, a nomadic group of Central Asian origin, emerged as a formidable force in the 4th century CE, challenging the Roman ...

The extinct animal's face structure could help explain how vertebrates, including ourselves, evolved our distinctive look.

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,500-year-old military fortress with a zigzag-style wall in the north Sinai Desert of Egypt ...

Argentinian scientists have found fossilized bones of one of the world's oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains, the ...

Archaeologists in China found a collection of human bones that showed signs of being "worked" like any other natural material ...