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Zero is one of a number of concepts that have shaped the course of the world so fundamentally that we would not recognize ...

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A rchaeologist and scholar Giorgio Buccellati’s book At the Origins of Politics describes how Mesopotamia’s urban revolution in the late fourth millennium BC shaped a new mentality. The segmentation ...

People wave flags next to an Iranian missile on display during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025. (photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters ...

The Neolithic settlement predates Britain’s Stonehenge monument, during which time “more and more” human populations transitioned from continuous migration to more permanent communities. Co-director ...

The path to democracy in Iran is a long and rocky one, and as long as these poisons and pests are present in the path of the Iranian people's revolution, the Islamic Republic regime is lucky ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Although Neolithic Britain itself takes up less than half the book, there is nevertheless ample space to tackle it in detail. Miles brings together all the major discoveries in excavation and dating ...

It's a historic turning point that sparked a wave of peaceful revolutions worldwide PEACE OVER VIOLENCE: A scene during the EDSA "People Power" revolution in February 1986. The event is a shining ...