From the heart of Mesopotamia to the heights of the Roman Empire, ancient civilizations have left an indelible mark on the ...

Ancient complex societies, with some much older than others, formed cultural and technological advances that have shaped our ...

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

Italian researchers suggest that symbols from the oldest writing system in the world may have come directly from cylinder ...

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

Aleppo, Syria, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with a history spanning over 4,000 years.

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

The planet we live in is a tapestry of great histories, journeys, and cultural heritages. Let's take a look at the top 10 ...

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

More than a decade ago, archaeologists began to excavate one of the world’s oldest Christian churches in the middle of a ...

Reporting for this episode of Chronicle was done as part of a Northeastern University study abroad program to Peru. Cusco, Peru, is considered the oldest living city in the Americas. No visit to Cusco ...