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

You probably have seen and thought of those Easter Island head statues without bodies. But on the contrary of mostly known, head statues…

People shared ‘old photos in real life’ that show how time changes everything in a subreddit and here are 35 of the most interesting photos.

The cryptic Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible deliberately uses the language and verbal elements seen in Roman curse tablets, probably in an effort to reinforce its message, one researcher says.

A 7.5-foot-tall statue of a man clutching his penis was unearthed at one of the oldest temple sites in Turkey.

About 9,000 years ago, an influential and respected woman was put to rest in a burial in Bad Dürrenberg, Germany. She was buried in a sitting position with a child of about six months in her arms. Her spectacular clothes and lavish burial offer evidence she was a woman of high social status. We do not know her name, but we know she was 30-40 when she died.

State transportation crews stumbled onto the ship while digging for a drainage project on State Road A1A.

A silver pendant bearing the hammer of the Norse God Thor has been found in Norfolk. It has been suggested the artifact is linked to the Great heathen Army. Was the Thor pendant perhaps lost by a Norse warrior who fought and maybe died on British soil?

When cutting down an ancient mango tree at a temple in Thailand, people suddenly discovered inside the tree trunk a small Buddha statue made of …

Recently, archaeologists have discovered images of UFOs painted on walls since ancient times.

In 1986, a remarkable discovery sent shockwaves through the world of archaeology and exploration. Deep within the unforgiving Arctic terrain, nestled in the frigid embrace of Canada’s Northwest Passage, lay the final resting place of Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated expedition, lost for nearly 150 years.