The world’s first known lock-and-key system, dating back to 4000 BCE in Mesopotamia, shows how ancient people protected their ...

A new book argues that societies built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.

Join Jahannah James on a journey through the British Museum, where artifacts from Egypt, Greece, and Mesopotamia reveal the ...

Archaeologist Shadia Abdrabo is working to create an online database of Sudan's archaeological sites and museum collections, ...

Geographer McDonald debuts with a sweeping reappraisal of the notion of historical progress. He examines frequently cited evidence of progress, including falling global poverty rates and increased ...

Have you ever thought that toilets are one of the most essential parts of our lives? Several notable figures like the great ...

A breakthrough study claims to have solved the centuries-old mystery of why the Indus Valley civilisation fell. The findings ...

New climate research suggests centuries-long river droughts weakened one of the world’s earliest urban societies — and offers ...

International team reconstructed region’s ancient climate using paleoclimate evidence from caves, lakes and climate models - ...

Hotter temperatures and a series of droughts in what is now Pakistan and India fragmented one of the world’s major early civilisations, providing a "warning shot" for today ...

Taş Tepeler, which means “Stone Hills,” refers to a group of Neolithic archaeological sites around Şanlıurfa that has become ...

Globalization, migration, climate change and war—nation states are currently under huge pressure on many fronts.