A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

In a recent article, a computer engineer presents the unconventional argument that the true location of the biblical Garden ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

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Five soldiers have been indicted for allegedly raping a detainee with a knife at Sde Teiman. In March, a 17-year-old Palestinian died at Megiddo Prison, a civilian-run facility, and doctors said ...

Plus, we journey back in time with archaeologists as they uncover compelling evidence that sheds new light on the biblical Battle of Megiddo, bringing fresh insights to one of history's legendary ...

This illustration provided by researchers in April 2025 depicts a Denisovan male in Taiwan in the Pleistocene era about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. (Cheng-Han Sun via AP) (Cheng-Han Sun ...

Scientists have unveiled the oldest woolly mammoth specimen ever discovered in North America as part of a major DNA study spanning a million years of mammoth evolution.

Until now, researchers thought that the city was built long after Alexander the Great's death, during the reign of Philip V (221 to 179 B.C.). But the discovery of a coin minted between 325 and ...

Their research was based on, not DNA, but a series of techniques collectively called ancient protein analysis, or paleoproteomics. This process involves extracting proteins from the bone and tooth ...

In March, a 17-year-old Palestinian died at Megiddo Prison, a civilian-run facility, and doctors said starvation was likely the main cause of death. The Palestinian Authority says at least 61 ...