The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander lent his prodigious talents to pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, geography, geometry, and cosmology.

Authorities have placed 8,155 ancient villages under State protection. "These numerous wonders, including the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, are testimony to how Chinese people created our ...

Ancient cylinder seals in Mesopotamia shaped the development of proto-cuneiform writing in Uruk around 3000 BCE, linking ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

[Photo provided by Mingmei Li/China Daily] Spanning millennia, the history and mystery of Sanxingdui's ancient civilization is reaching international audiences through modern digital platforms.

This effect, the study posits, holds true across civilizations, leading to eventual climate destabilization. Researchers observed that human energy use has surged drastically since the 1800s, with ...

Credit: Mattpopovich / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons The division of people into various social classes is a persistent feature across civilizations and was no less the case in ancient Greece where social ...

Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west bank of the Nile over 30 miles ...

“There are a lot of these medieval and ancient remains all around Europe, and they’re increasingly being studied using genomic methods.” Osteological analyses from 2014 and 2016 indicated ...

“I can’t tell you how exciting this study is,” said Peter Frankopan, a Silk Road expert at the University of Oxford who was not involved in the study. The findings complicate the prevailing image of ...