Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

The human obsession with frightening creatures has given rise to ancient tales of dragons and werewolves, as well as to the ...

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

Professor Kulakoglu explains that many of the words, although Assyrian in origin -- a Semitic language considered an ancestor ...

Ancient historians recorded legends about the invention of the first coins, and archaeologists have found some surprising ...

TEHRAN - Dehloran, as one of the significant regions in western Iran, has been settled in prehistoric times and contains ...

The Sun entered Taurus yesterday, and our ski season ends today. It’s official — we’re deep in the throes of spring now.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan ...

Spiders, parchment, bone and complex math were among the methods ancient cultures used. What drives this need? Who are the soothsayers in our midst today?

Cooking is an essential part of human culture, but people haven't always written down recipes the way we do now.

When you look around Zion’s vast interior, you are filled with awe and wonder. The pews were temporarily removed for ...

A British researcher, Dr. Paul Warner, has suggested that Jesus Christ 's burial site and the Ark of the Covenant may be ...