The histories they're piecing together are astonishing. Mohenjo-Daro was one of two prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. The citadel, a center of activity at the city's peak ...

Cyrus the Great (590-529 BCE) was known as an innovative warrior and a benevolent king. He expanded the Achaemenid Dynasty to ...

The civilization was known for sophisticated urban centers, ceremonial platforms, cliffside burial structures, and ...

A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a ...

Rick Steves has traveled to Greece since he was a teen. One of his favorite islands near Mykonos features ancient temples, ...

Ancient mosaic in Turkey undergoes new conservation as experts work to preserve rare 5th-century artwork with optical ...

A small gold ring embedded with a dark red gemstone dating back to ancient times 2,300 years ago, was recently discovered in ...

When we talk about ancient Greek colonies, many think of the spots across Europe, such as Syracuse in Italy, but which was ...

The Rosetta Stone is a slab of ancient stone that bears identical text inscribed in three different writing systems: ...

These artifacts confirm Guangzhou's role as a "global trade hub" over 2,000 years ago, linking ancient China to Persia and other regions. Zhao Mo's tomb reshapes historical understanding, positioning ...

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in ...

According to legend, this earthen architecture city owes its existence to a magic worm. In the epic poem, Shahnameh, by Persian poet Ferdowsi, a girl was spinning cotton when she discovered a worm ...