Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Archaeologists have uncovered remnants of the Halaf civilization, dating back 7,000 years, in Soran, northeast of the Kurdistan Region.

Caral, located some 180 km (112 miles) up the Pacific coast from Lima, is considered the oldest city in the Americas and ...

The civilization was contemporary with the ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Sumerian civilizations, although researchers say Caral developed in complete isolation. "The finding reinforces the idea ...

Chinese and Sumerian civilizations - though unlike these, researchers say it developed in complete isolation. Aspero, the area in the Caral site where the tomb was found, was formerly used as a ...

Pope Francis has challenged America over deportations, arguing that Christian mercy should be given to both citizens and non-citizens alike.

The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the little-known Caral civilization, which flourished in Peru 5,000 years ago ...