Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and some interesting parallels relative to today. Ancient civilizations that ...

While much of Sogdian culture may be lost to time, some of their structures still stand, including the ruins of an ornate ...

A Celtic settlement unearthed in the Czech Republic yielded over 22,000 bags of artifacts including gold coins, jewelry and pottery from the La Tène period, according to officials.

Researchers believe a fragmented comet that is thought to have exploded above Earth almost 13,000 years ago may have had a ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

The bracelet, described as a golden band adorned with "spherical lapis lazuli beads," belonged to King Amenemope, a pharaoh ...

It’s a blast from the long-ago past. Archaeologists unearthed a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city in Guatemala — complete with pyramids and mysterious monuments — that reveals new traces of the ancient ...

English archaeologist Jessica Rawson's book Life and Afterlife in Ancient China Photo: Courtesy of CITIC Press Group. In the ...

Sewer workers in Italy discovered a 2,300-year-old Messapian tomb from the 4th century B.C. in Manduria, containing ceramic ...

According to the Interior Ministry of Egypt, a 3000-year-old Pharaoh's gold bracelet belonging to an ancient civilization was ...

Researchers have digitally reconstructed the faces of two men who lived approximately 2,500 years ago in Tamil Nadu, using ...