In 2000 BCE, a civilization in the Americas faced a century-long drought by relocating strategically to nearby places.

Ancient Greece witnessed numerous significant battles that played pivotal roles in shaping its history and Western civilization.

Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to ...

The opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum was breathtaking. Dozens of delegations arrived from across the Western world to enjoy Western music, Western dancing, and the grand spectacle of the ...

One of history’s greatest accidents changed the world forever. What began as a Chinese search for immortality ended in the ...

Archaeologists have confirmed that Aguada Fénix, the largest and oldest known Maya monument, was designed as a massive cosmogram representing the Maya conception of the universe. New excavations at ...

The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of ...

Excavations in central China uncovered a 5,000-year-old tomb filled with artifacts from the Dawenkou Culture. Was the owner a prehistoric king?

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani tells Newsweek his vision of making his country a global trade, investment and ...

Thousands of years ago, on the sacred rock from which my ancestors fled, this season of the year was celebrated as Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival ...