The study of ancient history uncovered civilizations, innovations, achievements, and legacies that laid the foundation for the modern world.
According to scientists, written languages appeared some 5,500 years ago. And from these myriads of ancient tongues, these five produced the biggest impact.
Chumash Painted Cave in California serves as a time capsule for Native American cultural traditions with colorful images painted by Chumash shamans.
The life of the fictional character Sinuhe was among the most popular stories in ancient Egypt. What is his story, and why is it important?
In Greek myth, the Telchines were simultaneously feared as malevolent wizards and respected as the artisans who forged weapons for the gods, before turning against them.
How Diogenes of Sinope turned doing nothing into a radical act of freedom and why his philosophy matters more than ever in today’s busy world.
With their victory at Troy, the Greeks thought their struggles had ended, but the journey home, recorded in the Nostoi, proved an even greater trial.
The tomb of Cyrus the Great was constructed in 530 BCE, but its original purpose was forgotten over the centuries and had to be rediscovered.
Richard Marranca talks to Dr Kara Cooney about the Bronze Age Collapse in ancient Egypt, including organized grave robbing and reuse of burial goods.