The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

Ever wondered about the civilizations that vanished off the face of the Earth as if they were never here? In today's epic ...

An ancient temple made by Arabian immigrants from the Nabataean culture has finally been found off the Italian coast ...

[Photo provided by Mingmei Li/China Daily] Spanning millennia, the history and mystery of Sanxingdui's ancient civilization is reaching international audiences through modern digital platforms.

Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to contemporary life.

A 9,500-year-old submerged city in the Gulf of Khambhat, India, challenges history with artifacts, sonar-revealed structures, ...

As of then, Indian civilization’s antiquity had been traced up to the 3rd century BCE – in Mauryan Buddhist Emperor Asoka’s ...

signalling its role as a likely political center of the Maya civilization over 1,500 years ago. Archaeologists report that ...

Laser imaging of the rainforests of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have turned up thousands of ancient Maya structures — and an ...

Tulane University researchers used laser-guided imaging to uncover vast unexplored Maya settlements in Campeche, Mexico, revealing more than 6,500 pre-Hispanic structures, including a previously ...

The ancient Maya city was named "Valeriana" after a nearby freshwater lagoon and built before 150 AD, researchers said.