A flash flood in southeastern Iran exposed evidence of a previously unknown Bronze Age civilization. This episode traces how looted artifacts led archaeologists to the Halil River valley, revealing ...

Still, the fancy persists, implanted like a microchip, ever since Erich von Däniken’s 1968 best-seller, “Chariots of the Gods ...

The mythical “Cloud People” have descended from legend — straight into real life. Archaeologists in southern Mexico have ...

Think about walking through ruins that have witnessed empires rise and fall, where kings once ruled and civilizations ...

These cartoons about history are great for parents to watch with their kids to explore history in a factual, fun, and ...

Through hard work in the field and in laboratories, Chinese archaeologists have significantly labeled human history by ...

“Our results push back the association of T. pallidum with humans by thousands of years, possibly more than 10,000 years ago ...

The history of the planet and the civilizations that have lived on it are among life’s greatest mysteries.People have roamed ...

A tomb belonging to a mysterious civilization has been discovered in Mexico, featuring imagery of death and power.

Confucius (circa 551–479 B.C.E.) was a teacher, philosopher, and political theorist from ancient China. His teachings have influenced much of East Asia and continue to provide us with guidance on how ...

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 ...

While its roots go back millennia, the foundation of modern-day Uttar Pradesh was laid in 1902 as the "United Provinces of ...