Progress” is coming in for a bit of a kicking lately. The idea that life on this planet is advancing towards perfection, or at least improving in some way – usually measured in terms such as economic ...

Indian river buffaloes were domesticated 6,000 years ago and eventually made their way to Italy via Mesopotamia and Egypt. In Campania, their rich milk gave birth to mozzarella—aka white gold! Naples ...

Once scorned, now celebrated—lipstick has had a long, tumultous journey from sin to self-expression., Fashion, Times Now ...

This 15-karat gold helmet was discovered in a royal tomb at Ur, but it may only have been worn for ceremonial purposes.

Iraq's stunning marshlands are believed to be the location of the biblical Garden of Eden, in ancient Mesopotamia. They were ...

Explore the greatest and most influential empires in world history, spanning over 45 centuries of civilization. In this first ...

A study by Ali Vahdati and his colleagues, Raffaele Biscone, Roberto Dan, and Marie-Claude Trémouille analyzed the remains ...

Scientists have unlocked the genetic code of an ancient Egyptian man. He lived near the pyramids around 4,500 years ago. The ...

An English translation of Mesopotamia: Writing, Reasoning, and the Gods.Translated by Zainab Bahrani and Van De Mieroop ...

Astonishing claims from the scientific community have resurfaced the age-old debate on the existence of Adam and Eve, the legendary figures from the Book of Genesis. Recent discoveries by ...

The mysterious Harappan civilization is considered the third oldest in the ancient East after that of Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Archaeologists have uncovered rare artifacts from the Paleolithic era at Ulukoy Cave in Türkiye’s southeastern Mardin province, revealing the earliest known evidence of human activity in northern ...