Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

The city takes its name from two human-like sculptures of an "ancestral couple" found at the site. The figures, dated to between 500 and 300 BC, "could be linked to ancient ritual practices of ...

Known as the Lost City of Khambhat, it is believed that this ancient settlement sank into the sea around 9,500 years ago. The bay, also known as the Gulf of Cambay, lies along the Arabian Sea in ...

Oysters and escargot are recognized as luxury foods around the world—but they were once valued by the lower classes as cheap sources of protein. Less adventurous eaters today see snails as a garden ...

The historic site, located in an ancient city, is thought to house a supernatural secret. Quetzalcoatl Temple in Mexico, also known as the Feathered Serpent Pyramid is thought to have been built ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers are ...

Ancient archaeological finds ... officials said. Photo by Sure/City of Vaihingen an der Enz A second set of graves painted a much less dignified picture, according to officials.

Discovered in 1920 by archaeological Manuel Gamio, the Great Pyramid of Cuicuilco was the most important structure of this lost ancient city of Mesoamerica, lost because it caught the full force ...

What Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in $10,000 gift baskets for his teammates after winning MVP. Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gifted his teammates baskets to ...

The Indian Navy is set to induct and name a meticulously recreated fifth-century stitched ship at Karwar Naval Base on Wednesday. Inspired by Ajanta Caves paintings, the project involved the ...

Ceremonial offerings in Peru’s ancient Kuélap city. Credit: Ministry of Culture Other items included stone fragments and traces of metal. Experts say these remains may have been part of closing ...