Those who do not learn lessons from history are condemned to repeat the same.” In today’s battle of narratives, it is ...

From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. Discover more ...

This sneak peek from the Limitless podcast features a wide-ranging conversation with Matt Beall focused on ancient mysteries.

Archaeologists excavating sites on Russia's Taman Peninsula have uncovered remarkable evidence of ancient innovation—carefully crafted bone skates made from horse bones that enabled ancient peoples to ...

David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. Streaming services offer a variety of ancient history documentaries to fulfill the ...

This mosaic featuring fish was likely laid down in A.D. 300 in what is now the Israeli town of Lod. Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 In 2017, archaeologist Yonatan Adler ...

The three ages of the ancient world — Stone, Bronze, and Iron — encompass the formative years of human history in most regions. Learn how we went from dwelling in caves to building civilizations over ...

Vanilla beans begin as the seedpods of a tropical orchid (left); Chocolate is made from the seeds hidden inside the fruit of the cacao tree (right). Florilegius / SSPL / Getty Images Of all the great ...