It seems almost unbelievable. A 1,000-year-old Mayan manuscript might still predict solar eclipses accurately. The Dresden Codex, one of only four...

It seems almost unbelievable. A 1,000-year-old Mayan manuscript might still predict solar eclipses accurately. The Dresden Codex, one of only four...

Our understanding of Ancient Greece relies on the lost books and surviving texts that have made it through the centuries, yet much of the knowledge...

Researchers say ancient Thracians consumed dog meat about 2,500 years ago, not out of hunger, but as part of organized communal feasts that carried...

Ancient medical texts uncovered in Iraq are prompting scholars to rethink how healing was practiced in Mesopotamia, revealing that sanctuaries played...

Archestratus, an ancient Greek poet and philosopher in the mid 4th century BCE from Sicily, is often referred to as the Father of Gastronomy.

The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for centuries. The question of who...

Researchers working at the ancient city of Assur in northern Iraq have uncovered new evidence showing that the earliest Ishtar Temple was built on a...

Researchers working at the ancient city of Assur in northern Iraq have uncovered new evidence showing that the earliest Ishtar Temple was built on a...