Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate ...
There are parts of the excavation site that date back to the Sasanian Empire of the 3 rd through 7 th centuries, but a ...
Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...
Photograph by Werner Forman, GTRES This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. There are many theories ...
In 1882, the British Museum acquired a clay tablet that had been discovered in southern Iraq, not far from the ancient city ...
Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to contemporary life.
Archaeologists have made a historic discovery beneath Petra—a wonder of the world and the famous landmark from the film "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade." ...
Built between 294 and 282 B.C.E., it quickly assumed its place among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, joining structures like the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon ...