This selective memory is not unique to Troy. Across history, spectacular collapses dominate how we imagine the past: Rome ...

Long before Homer’s epics immortalised its fall, Troy was a place of everyday life. Potters shaped jars and bowls destined to ...

Long before puzzles appeared in newspapers, apps or puzzle books, humans were already puzzling. The moment early humans began ...

Most of us are certain that behind every country's name there's a glorious history, but the truth is much simpler: it all ...

Long before GPS, satellite images or even written directions, humans faced a simple but serious problem: how do you remember where things are? Where is the rive ...

Geography, trade and cultural connections have fostered India and Bahrain’s relationship for more than 5,000 years, and the kingdom has become a beloved home away from home for more than 300,000 ...

What is Japanese tradition? An exploration of how exchange, adaptation, and change have shaped Japan’s culture over time.

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...

While excavating clay cylinders in Syria, archaeologists discovered a rare find: an early writing system. The script has given scholars the new challenge of reinvestigating the timeline of alphabetic ...

Around 2112 B.C., the Sumerian king Ur-Namma (r. 2112–2095 B.C.) united the city-states of southern Mesopotamia into a short-lived kingdom known today as the Third Dynasty of Ur, or Ur III. More than ...

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society. But in some of history's earliest civilizations, gender-diverse people ...

Geography is a branch of academic study broadly concerned with the Earth. Geographers can be roughly divided into those concerned with physical earth processes (physical geography), such as erosion ...