These centuries-old vessels now have new stories to tell.

Stupendemys Geographicus has been described as the largest turtle on the surface of the planet. With the size of a car, the turtle weighed 1,145 kg. 

Atlantis found?

Who built them and why?

The 8th wonder of the old world.

Journey back in time to the heart of Andalusia, Spain, where a 5,000-year-old marvel, the Dolmen of Soto, beckons with its enigmatic whispers from the past.

Where the Sahara is bounded by the Sahel, a belt of dry tropical savanna, from the south, there lies a timeless testament to knowledge and …

It contained an impressive collection of 200 items.

  This thin gold plaque belonging to the pharaoh Psusennes I was placed on his mummy over the incision made in the lower abdomen to …

This solid gold bracelet of Ramesses II is composed of two parts, linked on one side by a hinge and on the other by a …

The early days of ancient Sumer predate recorded history, but the culture’s impact has transcended the millennia. Here is what we know about Sumerian civilization.

The discovery of two of Egypt’s sunken cities, including Thonis-Heracleion in the Bay of Aboukir, off the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, are the subject of a fascinating exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum.

Since the beginning of human civilization, the existence of reptilian Gods descending from heaven, with enormous wisdom and power has always been a topic of discussion.

By invoking their deities into statues, ancient Mesopotamians believed their gods to be present with them. Religious life revolved around the Mesopotamian Patron Gods.

Did the Sumerian civilization really exist? Were they immigrants? And why is their language so unique?

Ancient Mesopotamia was one of the first organized civilizations to imbue their utilitarian objects with both beauty and meaning as well as purpose.

Finely crafted small openwork bronzes produced in the early second millennium B.C. are among the more enigmatic objects known from the ancient Near East.

Marduk was the chief God of the Babylonians. His statue was housed in the Esagila, the city’s main temple. The Babylonians believed that Marduk himself …

The discovery of the remains of the “Two Headed Monster” […]

The Western Portal for the historical site of Persepolis is called the Gate of All Nations. As understood from the name of this portal, which was in fact a roofed iwan, it was the entrance place for kings, royalty, and visitors of the Achaemenid kings. Persepolis has three portals and you enter from the WesternRead more