Research shows the Ishtar Temple at Assur was built on imported sand, revealing early ritual practices and the timeline of ...

Astrology, the belief that the positions of celestial bodies influence earthly events and human lives, has been a pervasive ...

A cringeworthy new study has discovered dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, ...

Frankincense is a fragrant aromatic resin harvested from Boswellia trees. It has long been used in quality incense, perfume, ...

A ziggurat (also spelled ziqqurat) was a raised platform with four sloping sides that looked like a tiered pyramid. Ziggurats were common in ancient Mesopotamia (roughly modern Iraq) from around 4,000 ...

Imagine a city that thrived for thousands of years, its streets alive with workshops, markets and the laughter of children, yet that is remembered for a single night of fire. That city is Troy.

Board games were also popular in the Roman Empire and boards and playing pieces have been found in several places in Slovakia ...

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Behavioral economist Katy Milkman explains why most New Year’s resolutions fail and shares how science-backed strategies can build habits that last. From Agency Chaos to Dark Energy Shocks: How ...

In a new co-authored book, Professor and Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth A. Kensinger points out some surprising facts about how memories work Explaining the science behind memory and ...

An international team of archaeologists and geologists has discovered beneath the foundations of the Ishtar Temple in Assur ...

Archaeologists working in southeastern Turkey have uncovered new evidence that expands the known reach of one of the world’s earliest monumental cultures. The find is reshaping how researchers ...