Think about walking through ruins that have witnessed empires rise and fall, where kings once ruled and civilizations ...

The existential question of which countries are the oldest has long intrigued historians, and for good reason. However, defining what makes a country "old" is challenging, as it depends on historical ...

Ancient medical texts found in Iraq reveal how Mesopotamian healers sometimes sent patients to sanctuaries as part of treatment.

"A plague is upon us'' may have been a common phrase in ancient Jordan, where countless people perished from a mysterious ...

New research suggests a long-overlooked bas-relief in King Sennacherib’s palace in modern-day Mosul, Iraq, destroyed with ...