Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

History is filled with powerful empires that seemed invincible until they weren't. Between roughly 1250 and 1150 BCE, major ...

One of history's biggest questions is: "How does an entire civilization disappear?" One can comprehend how an object or even a city is lost, buried, or destroyed, but an entire group or nation of ...

Ever wonder what secrets lie beneath the stones of ancient ruins? There’s something almost magical about standing where ...

A new study reveals how ships guided ancient civilizations through crisis, helping regions trade, defend, and endure the ...

When discussing the ancient world and how it impacts us today, there’s perpetually a massive tunic-clad and public-bathing elephant in the room: the Roman Empire. According to a recent social media ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

INDIANA, USA — What a sight it must have been in ancient times to see a total solar or lunar eclipse. Over the centuries, astronomers were able to predict days of when eclipses would happen, and now ...

The celebration of the Winter Solstice is an ancient practice that is almost untraceable. While we know civilizations like ...