When it comes to ancient civilizations and the rich tapestry of human history, some countries stand out for their remarkable longevity and cultural heritage. The world is home to several nations that ...

The ancient world is utterly fascinating, and whenever we come across archaeological sites we didn't know existed in America or the world unearths a brand-new archeological discovery that challenges ...

The oldest cities in the world hold unusual and interesting stories of human civilization, culture, and survival, passed down ...

Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar calendar in ancient civilization. Marking a massive comet strike as the start, ...

Scientists and archaeologists still harbor serious doubts about who the people were that mixed with the Thracians around 5,000 years ago, from which Thracian civilization itself would emerge. But it ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient Greece produced ...