New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that ...

Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high ...

Exploring vast desert landscapes has long been a formidable challenge for archaeologists. Shifting sands and immense scales ...

Ancient deserts still keep secrets, but today’s tools are finally fast enough to hear them. In Peru, a fusion of fieldwork and artificial intelligence is ...

From impossible stonework to precision cuts we still can’t explain, the evidence for advanced ancient tech is stacking up.

Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient ...

The National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico organizes monthly tours to share the country's rich cultural ...

A mapping expedition in the Tlayócoc cave in Mexico led a professional cave explorer to a hidden chamber containing shocking evidence of an extinct civilization ... National Institute of Anthropology ...

"This is a scientific detective story with heroes and heroines following clues and, eventually, finding answers. The history of man's relation to seeds is the history of civilization. To many of us ...

A cosmologist suggests we should look for exploration, along with energy signatures, to try and find aliens. Dyson spheres of some kind may be built to harvest energy from dark matter in black holes.