A provocative new theory suggests that the original Garden of Eden may not have been in Mesopotamia, roughly modern-day Iraq, ...

Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

Fresh advances in 3D scanning technology are making it possible to explore some of the hardest-to-reach and most fragile sites on Earth.

A scientist has made a bold claim that the Garden of Eden, also referred to as Paradise, has been found, but it's not where ...

A scientist has made a bold claim about the location of the Garden of Eden. He used Medieval world maps to find the Biblical ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

A digital map of ancient Greece and the known ancient world as traveled by ancient geographers has been created by ...

The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over 4,000 years. They are being cleaned by British-American conservator Dana ...

A mysterious artifact reportedly found in an Egyptian tomb has sparked widespread speculation among historians and researchers. The object in question? A 5,000-year-old map that some claim outlines ...

Settled around 4500 B.C.E. in modern-day Iraq, Sumer is the world’s oldest known civilization. During the third millennium B.C.E., Sumerians built Girsu, a “megacity,” and dedicated it to ...

Lake Chad once provided adequate livelihoods for 20 million people in Africa, but it lost 90% of its surface area in 30 years. AP Photo/Christophe Ena ...