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Arguably the best example of this engineering marvel exists in modern-day Iran, where the technology was invented over 3,000 ...

It is believed that the bikini was a 20th century invention, but an ancient mosaic reveals women in Rome wore it while ...

Printing and cheap paper triggered a revolution in European education, significantly increasing literacy rates. And yes, ...

Qanats can date back 3,000 years, but can be really tricky to find, especially in politically volatile countries.

Nothing seems more ancient than the pageantry of the British monarchy. Yet, the grandeur seen today emerged only around 1870.

Each ball, or “temari,” is a work of art, with colorful geometric patterns carrying poetic names like “firefly flowers” and ...

The human capacity for invention is unparalleled ... huge amounts of time to tracking the movements of new technologies ...

The study of celestial objects ran throughout ancient Egyptian culture. Religious events were fixed by the movements of the sun and moon, star charts were carved into the lids of tombs ...

By Franz Lidz It was good to be the king in ancient Babylonia, unless, of course, an eclipse occurred during his reign. Such an event foretold revolt, rebellion, defeat in war, loss of territory ...

When the Moon fully slips into Earth's shadow, a king shall die. So warns an ominous prediction from Old Babylonia, inscribed across several ancient clay tablets. For over a century now, these ...