Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country and alongside Mesopotamia was a part of the Fertile Crescent which is ...

Packaged foods are a modern convenience, but the concept of preserving and packaging food for storage and transport has been around for centuries. Whether driven by exploration, trade, or necessity, ...

A temple bigger than a city block was hiding in plain sight for over 1,000 years.

The oldest castles in the world that are still open for visitors unveil centuries of history within their walls and stones.

While Confucius traveled with his disciples to various feudal states, Greek historian Herodotus traversed mountains and seas ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

China is world-renowned for its famous sight, the Great Wall, and it seems as if the Chinese are working on their next ...

Before skyscrapers and smartphones, there were cities, bustling hubs of culture, trade, and so much more. Some of these ancient urban marvels offer us a glimpse of the ancient world.

The oldest known complete bow ever found is the Holmegård bow, which turned up in a peat bog in Denmark after World War II. It was made from a thin elm trunk and is on display at the National ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

The top 10 countries with the strongest militaries, according to various rankings, are generally the United States, Russia, ...