Repeated flower designs on ancient pottery hint that early village life relied on counting and shared ideas way before math ...

Claiming Plato founded the first university misses the mark. The Greeks were latecomers.

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

As custodians of ancient wisdom, Egyptian priests explored ritual, science, philosophy, metaphysics, and spirituality unlike ...

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and ...

From ancient mythology to modern pop culture, humanity has long been fascinated by twins. It’s no wonder, considering their ...

An Italian archaeological mission has discovered the remains of a sun temple belonging to an ancient Egyptian king near Cairo, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said. The temple of King Nyuserre is ...

The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, god of abundance and fertility. THE PERFECT AMOUNTEgyptians needed the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Ancient Egyptians may have used opium a lot. Based on recent ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering ...

Ancient sources claim the young Pythagoras traveled extensively, however, there’s a fair bit of debate as to where he went. Some accounts have him traveling to study in Babylonia and Phoenicia but not ...

The plague of Akhetaten has long been cited as a possible explanation for the mysterious abandonment of ancient Egypt's short-lived capital city. However, a comprehensive new archaeological analysis ...