Delve into the captivating realm of creation stories, found in mythology and folklore across diverse cultures. In this video, we explore the universe's beginnings as recounted by various ancient ...

People have been getting drunk for millennia. Historical records show that alcohol was an integral part of many early civilizations, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to ancient Greece, China ...

Discover the newly found Tiwanaku temple in Bolivia, revealing insights into ancient Andean civilization and its vast influence.

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ancient Egyptian, who lived when the earliest pyramids were built ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring civilization.

During this period of ancient Egyptian history, archaeological evidence has suggested trade and cultural connections existed with the Fertile Crescent—an area of West Asia encompassing modern ...

Mary Francis Dondelinger created more than 30 “found objects” for her M.Flandia “civilization.” S ecrets have been unearthed about the people who lived thousands of years ago in M.Flandia.

The Indus Valley Civilization was the largest of the ancient civilizations with a population of over 5 million people, over 1500 sites spanning an area of over 1 million square kilometers full of ...

In late June 2025, an ancient city covering several square miles was discovered beneath Wyoming's Horse Peak mountain.

In the 1920s, archaeologists excavating the necropolis of Deir el-Bahri near Luxor, Egypt, found many broken statues of the ancient Egyptian queen Hatshepsut —one of the civilization’s few ...

The new discovery could potentially help scientists solve the puzzle of the Tiwanaku civilization's disappearance.