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 ...

Long before paleontology, ancient civilizations stumbled upon massive bones buried in the earth. With no science to explain them, these fossils became the foundation for terrifying legends and ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov slammed US tariff threats, asserting that ancient civilizations like India and China will resist ultimatums.

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.

An international team of researchers has managed to unravel the best-kept secrets of the enigmatic bronze figurines of the ...

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

How old is your food? Before food was a choice, it was a necessity — the bare minimum only eaten and endured in order to ...

Archaeologists unearthed a massive trove of gold coins in the Czech Republic, minted by a long-lost civilization — with the site described by officials as "exceptional." The discovery was announced by ...

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

Missouri State University researchers are crowdfunding an expedition to the Amazon Rainforest to search for evidence of an ...

They developed a computer model that estimates how easily Roman and Celtic travelers navigated rivers thousands of years ago.