The Indian subcontinent’s connections to the West, especially via the Roman empire, were far richer than once thought.

New archaeological research led by Tulane University and Mexico’s Proyecto Templo Mayor has unveiled the extensive trade ...

The body’s exceptional state of conservation—with skin, hair and nails still intact—is relatively uncommon in the region, ...

The seafarer peoples of the past who mastered the oceans were crucial in laying the foundations upon which civilizations were ...

Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about ...

Cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s ...

The New York Giants made things really interesting at the NFL Draft on Thursday night. The Giants, who selected Abdul Carter with the No. 3 overall pick, traded back late into the first round with ...

There is also a sizeable section on literature. Perhaps the most famous literary work to survive from ancient Mesopotamia is the Epic of Gilgamesh, a story that survives today because of the ...

Or what remedies filled the medicine cabinets of pyramid builders? Turns out, one of ancient Egypt’s most treasured healing plants still exists today — and modern science is finally catching ...

A vast library was assembled in Assyria by King Ashurbanipal, who ruled ancient Mesopotamia about 2,700 years ago. The ...

Factory activity in China plunged to a nearly two-year low in April as President Trump’s steep tariffs hammered trade between the world’s two largest economies. The nation’s purchasing ...

President Trump’s trade policies have sparked high levels of uncertainty over the future of the U.S. economy. Four chief economists break down their forecasts for a recession, increased ...