This necropolis belonged to a recently identified major culture from the Bronze Age, now named the Greater Khorasan Civilization (GKC). First excavated in 2011, the archaeological site of Tepe Chalow ...

Did an entire ancient civilization really disappear without a trace or is the truth buried beneath centuries of mystery? This ...

Archaeologists must have one of the coolest jobs ever—as long as a lifetime of digging around in the dirt yields some epic ...

High in the White Mountains of eastern California, a tree over 4,800 years old challenges our understanding of time.  Known ...

The man, who died roughly 3,800 years ago, may have been a prominent military leader and was buried in an elaborate fashion. The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the ...

The civilization is thought to have begun around 1600-1500 BCE, with its peak occurring between 1200-400 BCE.

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring civilization.

This massive stone formation, featuring sharp steps and smooth terraces, strikingly resembles the remnants of an ancient temple, even though it dates back over 10,000 years. nudiblue – stock ...

People on both sides of the border share a cultural heritage much older than modern nation-states, dating back to the ancient ...