While they don't always get the credit they deserve, tools have shaped our civilization. From the moment that an early human grabbed a stone to carve a piece of wood, tools have advanced our species ...

A team of archaeologists from Mardin Artuklu University, in southeastern Türkiye, has brought to light one of the most important discoveries for understanding the origins of civilization in northern ...

The Indus script has been called, with irony, the most deciphered script in the world. The first claim to a decipherment, based on the Sumerian language, was published as early as 1925. More than a ...

Babylon’s soap-making legacy dates back to 2800 BCE, where ancient techniques shaped hygiene practices and influenced modern sanitation.

In southern Russia, archaeologists have uncovered an ancient board game that may hold the key to the origins of chess.

Buried beneath the waters of Quintana Roo, Mexico lies a discovery that breaks the historical timeline wide open — a 12,500-year-old ochre mine carved into limestone by organized hands. These weren’t ...

The Inca believed the red moon meant a jaguar was attacking and devouring the moon goddess. According to Independent UK, ...

It belongs in a museum!” has time and time again been uttered by Harrison Ford’s famous character, Indiana Jones, in ...

I have often reflected on my journey to Armenia, trying to understand the historical path of an ancient nation across the centuries. My first encounter with Armenian culture came through a television ...

Hidden beneath an ancient temple in Assur, Iraq, archaeologists have made a discovery that holds potentially crucial evidence for the cult of Ishtar’s origins in the area. Assyria was a major ...

A symposium on Sumerian civilization and literature was recently held at Peking University, bringing together scholars and experts from leading universities and research institutions across China to ...

More than 4,500 years ago, in one of humanity’s earliest civilizations, gender-diverse individuals held respected and authoritative roles. © Long Before Modern ...