This documentary traces Iran’s early rise from Elam and the Medes to the creation of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus. It shows how a chain of conquest, shifting alliances, and brutal imperial ...

More than 2,500 years after the fall of the Assyrian Empire, archaeological discoveries continue to reveal new details about ...

Discover 25 modern inventions that are really ancient! From concrete to batteries, explore how ancient civilizations ...

Thousands of years prior to barcoding, consumer protection agencies, and blockchain technology, ancient societies were in constant struggle to fight against fraudsters. From the bazaars of Babylon to ...

Octogenarian Mehmet Kusman has dedicated his life to Cavustepe fortress in eastern Turkey and to mastering the language of ...

Two Saudi cities, relatively close geographically but rooted in vastly different periods of history, encapsulate thousands of ...

Even at 86, Mehmet Kuşman continues his 60-year quest to study the inscriptions and preserve the language and forgotten ...

Cuneiform is one of the earliest writing systems in human history. Archaeologists have traced its beginnings to around 3400–3300 BC, more than 5,000 years ago. It also lasted for a remarkably long ...

East London has quietly become home to the UK’s largest immersive entertainment district, and its headline exhibition is ...

The groundbreaking German period epic will close with a final eight-episode arc leading up to the Nazis seizing power in 1933. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief All eight episodes of the show’s ...