Mankind has sought civilization since the earliest days of recorded history. However, some kingdoms were the first to start ...

British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchased some ancient stones with mysterious inscriptions on them at a flea market in ...

For all the progress humanity has made in deciphering its past, some ancient scripts remain stubbornly unreadable: The glyphs of the Olmec and Zapotec Mesoamerican civilisations, the cryptic ...

The Mesoamerican ballgame, played by the Olmecs, Aztecs, and Maya, dates back to around 2500 BCE. This ancient game involved using a rubber ball and was not only a competitive sport but also held ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

A local government in India is offering a $1 million prize to the first person who cracks the code of an ancient script found in the ruins of one of the world’s earliest civilizations.

These were once holy spaces for ancient civilizations, and each offers a moment of complete awe and a rare look into history. The many pre-Columbian civilizations in Mexico—among them the Aztecs, ...