A newly published study challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, ...

A Celtic settlement unearthed in the Czech Republic yielded over 22,000 bags of artifacts including gold coins, jewelry and pottery from the La Tène period, according to officials.

The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called Mycenaean in deference to the overwhelming ...

Yet, long before any modern boundary was drawn, the two civilizations were bound together by the exchange of ideas, ...

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The Assyrian civilization may have been the first to develop the optical lens, which led to telescopes, glasses, and more. Dating back to the 8th century BC, the Layard Lens was discovered in ...

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This massive stone formation, featuring sharp steps and smooth terraces, strikingly resembles the remnants of an ancient temple, even though it dates back over 10,000 years. nudiblue – stock ...

The civilization is thought to have begun around 1600-1500 BCE, with its peak occurring between 1200-400 BCE.

A new layout 2,000 years later By about 4000 BCE, large urban populations had reappeared, at the mega-settlements of the ancient Trypillia culture, west of the Black Sea.