A team of archaeologists excavating the ancient Maya city of Caracol discovered the tomb of its first ruler, which contained ...

This 15-karat gold helmet was discovered in a royal tomb at Ur, but it may only have been worn for ceremonial purposes.

A study by Ali Vahdati and his colleagues, Raffaele Biscone, Roberto Dan, and Marie-Claude Trémouille analyzed the remains ...

The mysterious Harappan civilization is considered the third oldest in the ancient East after that of Egypt and Mesopotamia.

A London auction house says there is “no documented evidence” that an intricately carved grasshopper is from the boy king’s ...

Archaeologists have uncovered rare artifacts from the Paleolithic era at Ulukoy Cave in Türkiye’s southeastern Mardin province, revealing the earliest known evidence of human activity in northern ...

The translation of Sumerian tablet from Nippur reveals a rare myth of storm god Ishkur and the earliest trickster fox.

While the Indus-Sarasvati region provided Sumer with essentials like food, timber, spices, and lapis lazuli, Egypt’s primary ...

Viral TikTok videos claim Labubu dolls are linked to Pazuzu, an ancient Mesopotamian demon. Learn the origins of the Labubu toy panic, Pazuzu mythology, and the truth behind this viral conspiracy ...

Artifacts from ancient Syria on display in Beijing offer visitors a tantalizing glimpse of the remarkable civilization, Wang Kaihao reports. A 6,000-year-old clay wine vessel shaped like a hedgehog; a ...

Actual Mesopotamian artifacts look nothing like the ugly-but-adorable Labubu, but that hasn’t stopped overly devout Christians from taking to TikTok to warn against the toys, as reported by the ...

Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.Researchers sequenced whole genomes from ...