How did the walls of ancient Jericho fall? Archaeology offers a clue.

Centuries of excavations have unearthed a few theories about what really brought down one of the oldest cities in the ancient ...
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10 things we learned about our human ancestors in 2025

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...
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1.5 million-year-old Homo erectus face was just reconstructed — and its mix of old and new traits is complicating the picture of human evolution

Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But the face staring back is complicating scientists' understanding of early ...
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Ancient Athens' Colourful Warlord and Deserter - Alcibiades (Animated History Documentary)

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great ...
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The lost temple of Hathor: An expedition to the Sinai turquoise mines of the pharaohs

To possess the sacred turquoise of the Sinai was to hold a piece of the heavens—a stone of life, death, and divine protection, mined for the tombs of pharaohs like Tutankhamun. But its source was a ...