West Africa has been home to several powerful kingdoms from the earlier Sahelian kingdoms (Ghana Empire, Mali Empire and ...

Over the last 20 years, genetic research has changed dramatically. An explosion of genomic data has reshaped how we ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience ...

Stone tools dating back 150,000 years have been found in the jungle, revealing early human occupation in dense tropical ...

The Persian Gulf is intrinsic to Iran's identity. It is a natural source full of benefits for the peoples living in its littoral regions.

A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveal the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, home to ...

Despite its diminutive size on the all-too-common world maps that use Mercator projection, Africa is the second-largest ...

Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...

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

By the Viking Age, cats with a new genetic haplogroup, IV-D, show up in York, Orkney, and even Galway, Ireland. The Norse ...

VCU students lead climate change demonstration at Monroe Park, Friends of the James River collaborates with corporations to pick up litter.

At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious ...