Ancient mudbrick buildings decay rapidly, hindering our understanding of past cultures. New research on 5th-3rd millennia BCE ...
Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...
Elam was an ancient civilization in what is now Iran, known through both its own records and Mesopotamian accounts. Using the Elamite Fortification Tablets from Persepolis, this food reconstruction ...
Among the most persistent claims is that extraterrestrials assisted in the construction of ancient civilizations.
The Indus Valley Civilization once stretched across nearly 1.25 million square kilometers, rivaling Egypt and Mesopotamia in scale and sophistication. Its cities featured grid-based layouts, ...
Traumatic injury is the third leading cause of death in the state of Texas, surpassing strokes, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A massive ...
More than 5,000 years ago, the world’s oldest known writing system emerged in what is now Iraq, establishing the country as the epicenter of recorded human history. […] ...