Throughout history, cities have undergone significant transformations when they opened themselves to cultural diversity, ...

Ruled by Hammurabi, restored by Nebuchadrezzar, conquered by Cyrus—this city in the heart of Mesopotamia was both desired and despised, placing it at the center stage of the dawn of history.

There are parts of the excavation site that date back to the Sasanian Empire of the 3 rd through 7 th centuries, but a ...

This is the vision presented by American historians and archaeologists, who support a theory that the wheel was first invented in the territory of modern-day Slovakia, writes the Czech public ...

The Haverhill musical duo Sultana Thursday presents “History and Legends Through Song,” featuring two original songs about ...

Crystals are more than pretty objects to admire. They are used in a noninvasive, energy-based healing mode to realign our body’s energy. Some 6,000 years ago, the Sumerians of Mesopotamia believed in ...

The oldest surviving wheel is the Ljubljana Marshes Wheel, discovered in Slovenia, and estimated to be over 5,100 years old.

It’s a vexed old question, but researchers believe they may finally have figured out who invented arguably the greatest invention of mankind. Copper miners working near the Carpathian mountains in ...

Some studies point to northern Turkey as the place where the wheel was invented around 3800BC while others speculate it was ...

It's possible that the wheel was invented by copper miners in the Carpathian Mountains up to 6,000 years ago, according to a ...

While excavating the 19/3 site in Iraq’s Al-Fayadiya district, a team led by archaeologist Quhtan Abbas Hassan Aboud has ...

The use of tiles skyrocketed further in the later Renaissance period, with Italian artisans perfecting the medium as an ...