This episode explores the eerie question: how does an entire civilization just disappear? From thriving cities to complex ...

Turkey is known as the Crossroads of the World because it connects Europe and Asia through geography, global trade routes, ...

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 ...

Waššukanni has never been found and some scholars think that it may be located in northeastern Syria. The people who lived in ...

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

Once a staple of South American civilizations, quinoa has become a global nutrition star, praised by fitness experts for its protein, versatility, and gluten-free benefits.

From the Eiffel Tower's first colors to the original Penn Station, explore how iconic landmarks worldwide looked in the past ...

For generations, Manhera Shrestha’s family has cultivated the same ancestral land in Khokana, an ancient settlement perched ...

As a professor of Chinese studies at the University of Tehran, specializing in China-Iran relations, my fascination with the ...

The wealthiest grave containing the oldest golden artifacts ever found from the 5th millennium BC was discovered in the 1970s ...

In some of the ancient civilizations each year was designated with a label rather than a number. For example, there was a Year of the Locust, a Year of the Flood, or a Year of Golden Harvest.

No one knows the exact dates when various ancient civilizations figured out the importance of seed corn. The idea that you do ...