Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.

Archaeologists recently uncovered rare artifacts from an ancient African Christian community in Israel, revealing a glimpse into life in the Negev Desert 1,500 years ago.

The Indian subcontinent’s connections to the West, especially via the Roman empire, were far richer than once thought.

The shift from ancient to modern metropolises often leaves historians and curious minds asking: which are the oldest ...

The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...

Ancient Egypt was closely connected with other parts of the world, bringing in and exporting goods, religions, food, people and ideas. At times ancient Egypt ruled territory outside the modern-day ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re dead ...

1 Complaint Tablet To Ea-Nāṣir This clay tablet is basically the world’s ... Found in the ancient city of Girsu, the tablet blends early art, politics, and religion all in one powerful ...