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Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

Human societies have long depended on the division of labor to thrive—walk into any town, and you can probably find bakers baking bread, truck drivers driving that bread to market and grocers selling ...

At a time when the passage of time was dictated by the movement of the sun and the seasons, the introduction of “clock time” ...

The ancient Greeks we admire today regarded these seven men as the wisest of their time. They attributed to them not only the ...

Cade DuPont, Shaun Bobbitt, Bethany Terry and Rafael Villaroel — is opening a new window on the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

Researchers discover that ancient cylinder seals may hold the key to decoding undeciphered proto-cuneiform signs.

Designs on stone cylinders dating back six thousand years correspond to some signs of the proto-cuneiform script that emerged in the city of Uruk, in southern Iraq, around 3350–3000 BCE. This ...

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

What are The Last of Us system requirements? While we’re eagerly awaiting season two of The Last of Us on TV, the itch to return to the original game on PC gets stronger, and it’s thankfully ...