Archaeologists have uncovered a vast network of canals underneath the world’s oldest city in Mesopotamia ... with the northern side more heavily farmed. “Both sides of the river were canalised ...

The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

The Madison area, southern and central Wisconsin should have good viewing as skies are forecast to be partly cloudy overnight ...

The experimental folk group’s gigs are astonishing spectacles – think Viking funeral mixed with a battle from The Lord of the Rings – and their ultimate goal is to whisk the listener off to an ancient ...

The kingdom of Saba, in what is now northern Yemen—known in antiquity ... the Levant, and Mesopotamia. By 628, both superpowers are utterly exhausted, forced to return to their pre-war borders.

A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the country including Boston, where ...

Local photographer Sarah West recently pointed her camera at the sky to capture the first total lunar eclipse since 2022.

If deciphered, the script could offer a glimpse into a Bronze Age civilization believed to rival ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia ... languages now spoken across northern India.

The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.

These techniques enabled farmers to cultivate crops on both sides of the river, although the northern side was more ... into ...