Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

This episode explores the eerie question: how does an entire civilization just disappear? From thriving cities to complex ...

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Photo: Adobe Stock “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his ...

Trace the Baby New Year tradition's roots from ancient times to today. Learn its full story and meaning right here.

History is filled with powerful empires that seemed invincible until they weren't. Between roughly 1250 and 1150 BCE, major ...

No one knows the exact dates when various ancient civilizations figured out the importance of seed corn. The idea that you do ...

The celebration of the Winter Solstice is an ancient practice that is almost untraceable. While we know civilizations like ...

With new translations from the long-extinct Hittite language, UChicago Ph.D. student Naomi Harris brought verses from clay ...

The biggest archaeological discoveries of 2025 reveal lost cities, royal tombs, and breakthroughs reshaping history.

Long before modern science explained the phenomenon, ancient cultures recognized the solstice as a moment of renewal.