A prehistoric site in Jiangsu, China, sheds new light on early life around Taihu Lake and helps trace the roots of the ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley has taken on a new international role, becoming the host and voice of 10 short documentaries created for a new ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of ...

Researchers unearthed not just the oldest winepress, but also rare, intact ritual objects like a zoomorphic kit.

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

Archaeologists have confirmed that Aguada Fénix, the largest and oldest known Maya monument, was designed as a massive cosmogram representing the Maya conception of the universe. New excavations at ...

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

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

CAIRO (AP) — In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a ...