The remains of an ancient civilization could offer humanity clues as to how to address the current climate crisis.

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...

Our understanding of ancient civilizations is constantly challenged by newly discovered ruins that defy mainstream historical ...

In the 1980s, Niuheliang, a high-level sacrificial site of the late period of Hongshan culture was discovered in Chaoyang, ...

Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar ...

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Ancient Egyptian temples were more than places of worship — they were the heart of society, serving as ritual centers, schools, banks and courts. Along the Nile, towering stone columns still rise, ...

Missouri State University archaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine are heading to Brazil to study ancient ...

While much of Sogdian culture may be lost to time, some of their structures still stand, including the ruins of an ornate ...