History is seen by many as a series of organized chapters in a book. But the truth is that the world is a whole lot more ...

Long before the first sparks of civilization — or even humanity as we know it — our ancestors were already inventors. On the ...

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey, is one of persistent turnover. But its ...

Venus figurines, with exaggerated sexual characteristics such as big hips and breasts, began appearing about 40,000 years ago ...

The Romans were great admirers of the Greeks and their civilization. The emperor Nero, for instance, was a Philhellene who travelled extensively around Greece and even gave a huge tax-exemption to the ...

The Phoenicians were an ancient people who once ruled the Mediterranean. Despite little being known about them as very few of their inscriptions have survived, their legacy has had an enormous impact ...

Ever since scientists began to understand evolution, they've been arguing over the contentious question of what, exactly, the first animal looked like. Based on genetic analysis, some say today's ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert. Israel hands over bodies of 30 Palestinians, Gaza hospital ...

NEW YORK -- Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert. The carvings date back to around 12,000 years ago and many are over 6 ...