Iran’s history goes back over 4,000 years to ancient Persia, one of the oldest civilizations on Earth. But what many people ...

Until recently, Mayan script was indecipherable. David Stuart was one of the few who helped to crack it.

A new institution in Tashkent opens as a monument to Central Asia’s role in the history of human knowledge. For centuries, ...

The complex brings together manuscripts, research facilities and interactive exhibitions, offering public access to Islamic ...

The Bronze Age in ancient Greece was a pivotal era that laid the foundation for the rich tapestry of Hellenic civilization.

Covering an area of 58.95 square kilometers in Chaoyang, the site is home to relics from the peak period of Hongshan culture, dating back 5,800 to 5,000 years. Hongshan culture is a significant ...

Evidence of alien life or cosmic pyramid scheme? A documentary filmmaker sparked a discussion of advanced Martian ...

Lazare Eloundou Assomo, director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, has warned that the conflict sweeping parts of the ...

Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?

Few things grip the human imagination quite like a civilization that was once great - building cities, writing laws, trading across continents - and then simply disappeared. Not conquered, not ...

The world record attempt was livestreamed globally via Urban Intellectuals.

Over the last few months we’ve heard politicians like Prime Minister Mark Carney talk about “a rupture in the world order” or Finnish president Alexander Stubb that Europe’s “holiday from history is ...