New research reveals how Mayan astronomers built a precise eclipse prediction system using complex lunar mathematics.

India’s history is undeniably ancient, with the Indus Valley Civilization, Vedic period, and later empires forming the ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

In the early 2000s, only a small fraction of textile printing was digital. By 2022, digital methods accounted for just 6.6% of global output, equal to 3.3 billion square meters of fabric, with ...

Archaeologists excavated hundreds of gold and silver coins in the Czech Republic they believe date back 2,500 years. The stash of coins features a mix of never-seen-before styles, some with animal ...

Languages have always been the very fiber of humanity. The cornerstone of society, and the force that paved the way for civilization. Without it, societies could not have developed as they did - it is ...

In a discovery that sends shockwaves through the archaeological world, researchers have uncovered a mysterious human figure deliberately entombed within the ancient walls of Göbekli Tepe - humanity's ...

Södertälje, Sweden -- Artificial intelligence is now taking us on an unprecedented journey, reopening the gates of time to civilizations whose fame never faded. On this journey, the world is ...

Sequencing mammoth DNA has already helped scientists map out how these Ice Age giants evolved, migrated, and survived. But there's a hidden layer of history still waiting to be decoded – the microbes ...

When we picture the history of money, many imagine barter leading naturally to coins, then paper bills, then cards and digital balances. But new research led by University at Albany Anthropology ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: 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 ...

Shocked quartz, indicative of extreme pressure and temperature, was discovered at three prominent Clovis culture archaeological sites (Murray Springs, Blackwater Draw, Arlington Canyon). The presence ...