While excavating clay cylinders in Syria, archaeologists discovered a rare find: an early writing system. The script has given scholars the new challenge of reinvestigating the timeline of alphabetic ...

Archaeologists working near Luxor have identified the remains of a large royal city dating back around 3,400 years, offering ...

Exclusive: Zahi Hawass opens up about his new documentary, the latest discoveries changing what we understand about the ...

The existential question of which countries are the oldest has long intrigued historians, and for good reason. However, defining what makes a country "old" is challenging, as it depends on historical ...

As happens in the New Year, new ideas move to the forefront of the imagination, but on rare occasions, a call in the night ...

Fledgling universities funded by kings and other leaders hired professors for their chemistry departments. Organic chemistry became a recognized discipline. These developments established an entirely ...

One of the biggest unanswered questions in history for the past few thousand years is the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Ancient Egypt. Dan is joined by Dr Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at the ...

Archaeologists say the 2,400-year-old ship is so well preserved that even the mast and rowers' benches have survived for millennia.

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...

Audio Timeline Slider: Use the left or right arrow keys to decrease or increase the slider value. Developed in 2015 by researchers studying the effects of diet on brain function and cognitive decline, ...

Dominica fully lives up to its self-appointed nickname as the "Caribbean’s Nature Island." In a region that brims with pristine beaches requiring nothing more but to show up and relax, Dominica ...