A book widely dismissed by mainstream historians, "Hwandan Gogi" claims that an ancient Korean state known as Hwanguk ruled ...

Rising from the plains of southern Iraq, the Great Ziggurat of Ur was built around 2050 BCE as a sacred link between heaven ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

The academic community has reacted with "astonishment and embarrassment" to President Lee Jae-myung’s mention of *Hwandan ...

The holidays are the perfect time to bring back nostalgic recipes. These classic Christmas dishes will spark joy and fond ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

I arrived at the Taj Hotel in Baghdad's Jadriyah neighborhood at 6 a.m., worn thin by the long flight from Los Angeles. After sleeping until ...

Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before ...

An overview of part of the King Nyuserre temple uncovered in Abusir. (Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism) ...

These out-of-place artifacts, or OOPArts, are surprising for their place and time — but there's an explanation behind each ...