Dozens of research articles from 1999–2024 mention early Babylonians using fingerprint biometrics, despite no evidence ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest civilizations imagined the Earth. Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world ...

The Amarna Letters contain records of ancient lords and rulers seeking to establish diplomatic ties with Egyptian pharaohs.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

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Archaeological evidence shows that the 12 astronomical signs at one point entered China, a journey that would eventually ...

Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language.

Rising hatred for the global Jewish community is rooted in the failure to distinguish between Israel’s actions in Gaza and ...