In 1872, British Museum curator George Smith made a discovery that would shake Victorian England's understanding of biblical history. Working late into the London evening, surrounded by fragments of ...

Long before the first stone of Giza was laid, the ancient Egyptians looked to the receding floodwaters of the Nile to explain ...

Archaeologists have confirmed the location of a long-lost city founded by Alexander the Great — a once-thriving trade hub that’s been hidden for centuries.

A 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet reveals the oldest known trigonometric table, showing ancient scribes used precise triangle ratios.

While the Stargate movies and TV shows mostly tied all their loose ends, there are still some open mysteries that the revival can solve.

In a study published in the journal Iran, researcher Gad Barnea has uncovered new evidence suggesting that Zoroastrian religious practices were more prevalent and left a deeper imprint on surrounding ...

Unspoilt by mass tourism, the Croatian outpost of Vis is one of the Adriatic’s most tranquil destinations ...

Brent crude oil hovered around $100 a barrel Thursday, after Iran’s new leader said the Strait of Hormuz would remain shut ...

An investigation has revealed the vast scale of human remains held in British museums and universities, prompting criticism from politicians and scholars and raising the question of whether mummies ...

Researchers have discovered 30 inscriptions written in Indian languages, which provide new evidence that visitors from India ...