The ancient city of Napata, located in what is now northern Sudan, stood for centuries as a powerful urban and cultural center of the Kingdom of Kush. A new study explains how the city owed its ...

From Herodotus’ Persians to Cyrus and Darius, Iran’s legacy survives war threats and empire logic. A history lesson on ...

This mechanical dog from Ancient Egypt is one of the cutest finds from the Ancient World.

According to ancient Greek texts, this was a land of eternal spring, inhabited by a race of giants who lived for a thousand years without disease or war. They called it Hyperborea, a realm existing ...

Animals maintain complex cultures, communication systems, infrastructure, and intergenerational knowledge, writes Ryan Huling ...

Researchers who analyzed genomes from early medieval graves in modern-day Germany hypothesize that people from the former ...

A prehistoric hidden cave and hippo bones found beneath a Welsh castle could transform understanding of ancient life in Britain, researchers said Thursday, calling the site a "once-in-a-lifetime ...

The discovery of a prehistoric site in North America is forcing experts to rethink how advanced early societies may have been ...

Prehistoric communities were shaped profoundly by abrupt and gradual shifts in climate, from millennial‐scale aridification to decadal droughts and rapid cooling episodes. These events, often recorded ...

The tablets revealed writing on topics ranging from daily life to a list of kings.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This CNN Travel series may have adjacent ads by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos, in ...