The world’s first known lock-and-key system, dating back to 4000 BCE in Mesopotamia, shows how ancient people protected their ...

Buried beneath the waters of Quintana Roo, Mexico lies a discovery that breaks the historical timeline wide open — a 12,500-year-old ochre mine carved into limestone by organized hands. These weren’t ...

The Indus Valley civilization, located in present-day Pakistan and India, went through four periods of intense drought, which ...

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...

Following the launch of a new ETF, firm leader explains why this base metal should be exciting investors Copper has been a commodity since the dawn of civilization. The base metal was the subject of ...

"We left our homes in 2011. There were no signs of life left in the city because of the daily shelling," recounted Tony ...

A new scientific study suggests that the sudden collapse of the ancient Indus River Valley civilization, known for its ...

New climate research suggests centuries-long river droughts weakened one of the world’s earliest urban societies — and offers ...

The following interview was conducted with Peter BetBasoo, the co-founder and editor of AINA.

A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.

So, he sank a trial trench into what the locals called Mohenjo Daro, “the Mound of the Dead Men”. Within days he pulled out square steatite seals bearing a horned figure seated in yoga posture and an ...

Geographer McDonald debuts with a sweeping reappraisal of the notion of historical progress. He examines frequently cited evidence of progress, including falling global poverty rates and increased ...