It took decades for archaeologists to realize this 3,500-year-old tablet depicts an ancient city at scale. But how did its ...

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ACKNOWLEDGING AFRICA: Howard French speaks in Kresge Auditorium on Wednesday evening. French, an author and journalism professor at Columbia, discussed how though it is often ignored, Africa has had a ...

New research suggests the first kiss occurred 16.9-21.5 million years ago between ape ancestors in Africa. Scientists ...

From ritual parades to blood-soaked duels, explore a single day in the life (and death) of the most brutal entertainment in ...

Not every country is a household name, and many travelers are surprised to learn that the world contains dozens of small ...

Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints ...

Residents of the West African city of Timbuktu smuggled out tens of thousands of priceless manuscripts over a decade ago as ...

The end of the eighteenth century, however, marked the birth of modern athletics and the beginning of a flourishing ...

The Arabian and African tectonic plates failed to pull apart 28 million years ago at the Gulf of Suez, but the area hasn't ...

For the first time ever, researchers have mapped the entirety of the vast Roman road network highlighting its immense ...

Egypt reaffirms readiness to partner with Nigeria on heritage preservation as it unveils the world’s largest archaeological ...