Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Jingjue in Niya was one of 36 vanished states in the western region of ancient China. Important heritage and artifacts from ...

Civilization 7 includes twelve Natural Wonders, which players can settle near to benefit from a range of unique and powerful ...

Ancient myths have influenced civilizations and can be mapped to zodiac signs. Each sign aligns with a mythological pantheon ...

Himiko (Queen of Wa) is very well suited towards progressing down the Science Legacy Path in the Antiquity Age, but can ...

For decades, the leading theory for the ubiquity of Indo–European languages was that early farmers, living in a region known ...

Ancient texts such as Matteo Ricci's Notes on China vividly describe the Spring Festival's early practices. These included rituals to honor ancestors, ward off the mythical Nian beast and welcome a ...