A set of ancient clay cylinders discovered in Syria may hold the earliest known example of alphabetic writing, predating ...

The tablets were purposefully thrown in a well to obscure what was written on them, but there were still impressions on the ...

Before the invention of writing, oral traditions served as the primary means of preserving history and knowledge. However, oral methods were inherently limited, as they relied on memory and were ...

Jemima McPhee receives funding from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often ...

Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival technologies, such as stone tools. They may also have given us the secret to a ...

The world has always been fascinated by mysteries, especially when they are etched in stone or inked on ancient scrolls. Unsolved ancient scripts offer a tantalizing glimpse into the past, holding ...

Each Arc Raiders map has a few intriguing puzzles to figure out, and they'll usually provide you with some nice loot for solving them. For instance, if you've come across the Ancient Fort POI on the ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early communities harnessed predictable tides for irrigation, but when deltas ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering ...

The Indus Valley civilization, also known as the Harappan civilization, was the earliest known urbanized ancient culture that emerged on the Indian subcontinent between 2500–1700 BC, and according to ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new secrets from the Old Kingdom. This facial reconstruction of an ancient ...