Built around 2100 BCE, the Great Ziggurat of Ur stood at the heart of one of the world’s earliest cities. Dedicated to the moon god Nanna, the monument reflects the political power, religious devotion ...

The invention of cities marked one of the most profound shifts in human history. Around 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic Revolution saw hunter-gatherers begin domesticating plants and animals, leading ...

8,000-year-old pottery shards reveal ancient Mesopotamians understood maths before numbers invented - Decoration of pottery and seals in Halafian culture reflects high level of mathematical awareness, ...

The recent identification of Charax Spasinou, an ancient port city associated with the Hellenistic world and traditionally linked to Alexander the Great, marks a significant milestone in ...

Until now, it was believed that mathematical thinking only began once people gained the knowledge of numbers and writing. However, a new study reveals a potentially earlier origin of math hidden in ...

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BOULDER, CO, UNITED STATES, February 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Two days of online-only auctions scheduled for February 26 and 27 will mark the first of many anticipated collaborative efforts ...

We generally associate the origins of mathematical thinking with the emergence of writing, about five to six thousand years ago. However, a new study challenges this assumption looking at floral ...

I have often reflected on my journey to Armenia, trying to understand the historical path of an ancient nation across the ...

More than 5,000 years ago, the world’s oldest known writing system emerged in what is now Iraq, establishing the country as the epicenter of recorded human history. […] ...

Menus across the United States feel familiar because generations of families have eaten the same comfort dishes at home, in ...

The civilisation’s previously accepted timeline was around 2600 BC, but using radiocarbon dating on pottery fragments and animal remains they have found at the site, Archaeological Survey of India ...