Throughout history, numerous ancient technologies have left researchers and historians pondering the true capabilities of early civilizations. Were they more advanced than we give them credit for? By ...

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Scientists from Peking University have uncovered new genetic evidence that sheds light on how prehistoric people in China ...

Our understanding of ancient civilizations is constantly challenged by newly discovered ruins that defy mainstream historical and archaeological explanations. These fascinating remnants of the past ...

Ancient civilizations were dropping technological bombshells long before Silicon Valley existed. Just this year, archaeologists in Turkey uncovered 2,400-year-old tablets containing unknown encryption ...

Ancient “technologies” that still have scientists baffled Ancient civilizations demonstrated remarkable ingenuity in solving ...

Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar ...

From the cuneiform writing of Euphrates and Tigris to the pyramids along the Nile, and from the urban grids of the Indus to ...