How these precious commodities reached the empire is the focus of a new exhibition, From Sharjah to Rome: Along the Spice Route, currently on display at the Curia Julia – the former seat of the Roman ...

What archeological, linguistic and genetic studies indicate about the encounter of Aryans with the Harappan civilisation.

During the Early Bronze Age, the Southern Levant's inability to support mass sheep herding left the region lagging behind ...

The world’s oldest map unlocks secrets from 3,000 years ago revealing how our ancestors understood the world. The Babylonian ...

His first stop was Buddhism, dedicating two years to training as a monk. However, the disciplined, ascetic lifestyle wasn’t ...

Science on Tap is a free, monthly event hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and debuting on Feb. 11, intended to bring UTC experts to the community to address questions about ... more ...

Authorities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu are offering a reward of as much as $1 million (€960,000) for whoever can ...

Before the current written scripts, texts, and linguistic manuscripts, there were various oldest writing systems emerging ...

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a 1,7200-year-old artifact found in a city where Jesus spent most of his life.

These are the events and people that shaped the history of travel, from early pilgrimages and the Age of Discovery, to the ...

Recent discoveries challenge ideas of a sharp divide between the haves and have-nots in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting a larger middle class than previously thought.