When we picture the history of money, many imagine barter leading naturally to coins, then paper bills, then cards and ...
On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...
Missouri State University archaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine are heading to Brazil to study ancient ...
Our understanding of ancient civilizations is constantly challenged by newly discovered ruins that defy mainstream historical ...
Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar ...
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While much of Sogdian culture may be lost to time, some of their structures still stand, including the ruins of an ornate ...
TOLEDO, Ohio — Solar eclipses have fascinated humans for millennia, inspiring various religious, superstitious, and scientific explanations. While we now know that the darkness during a total solar ...