Discover the history of Iraq's name. Learn why the region was called the 'Cradle of Civilization,' and the changes that led ...

Bulgarian construction workers unearthed the world's oldest gold treasure in 1972, dating back to 4600 BC. The Varna Necropolis revealed over 13 pounds of meticulously crafted gold artifacts, ...

The oldest known lock and key system dates back to around 4000 BCE in Mesopotamia. Crafted from wood and surprisingly ...

But these tablets weren’t strictly business—they also contained literature that lives on today, including the The Epic of ...

Damascus International Book Fair this year offers more than books, it tells the story of Syria’s enduring intellectual legacy. From ...

Cheese has been around for centuries, with some styles hundreds, if not thousands, of years old. Here are several of the oldest cheese styles in the world.

The U.K. is home to some incredibly old roadways — and a number of them can still be traversed today.

Among the discoveries, the most significant is the previously unknown sacred lake within the Montu Temple enclosure, located ...

Ziggurats were mudbrick temples designed to bridge heaven and earth, anchoring religion, power, and architecture in the ancient Near East for thousands of years.

In “The Oak and the Larch,” Sophie Pinkham examines a vast history and culture through the branches of its ancient trees.

Archaeological discoveries in China, including fire traces from 50,000 years ago and the grid-planned capital of the Xia ...

(WYTV)- We are clever people, and we’ve been smart for a very long time. Take shoelaces. The idea of tying your shoes with some kind of cord is very old, older than most civilizations. Archaeologists ...