What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ...

Vases found in Guatemala offer rare physical proof of tobacco use among ancient Maya, but with a twist: This time, they didn’t inhale.

"I'm trying to just educate people on some of the cultural traditions of the ancient world," he said. "I think people really ...

The Earth: a ringed planet, much like Saturn, surrounded by a hula hoop of asteroids. The summit of Mount Everest: a tropical ...

It is believed that the bikini was a 20th century invention, but an ancient mosaic reveals women in Rome wore it while ...

The kaffiyeh is a square-shaped hand-woven checkered scarf with a wavy motif around the border– representing olive leaves—and ...

The ancient Greeks were well versed in the spectrum of gender and queerness, often taking up the theme of sexuality with ...

A recent find has revealed new details about Celtic presence in Poland. The ancient find was a bronze helmet that is likely ...

In fact, you can immerse yourself in the ancient world right here in your own backyard at the University of Saskatchewan’s ...

Burgers are an older food than you might realize, dating back to Ancient Rome. Here's how they were prepared thousands of ...

Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...

It's been one year since Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Visitation ...