Cylinder seals from Ur, c. 2450 BC, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, USA In the first article of this series, I provided a brief historical overview of the Neo-Assyrian, Urartian, and Achaemenid empires, ...

An analysis of ancient “nailed heads” from Spain found some local skulls, likely symbols of respect, and foreign ones, likely symbols of intimidation. Photo from the Autonomous University of Barcelona ...

The familiar heart symbol doesn’t look much like a real human heart—and that mismatch is the whole mystery. If the shape is supposed to stand ...

Depiction of a relief from Khorsabad, the Assyrian capital during the time of Sargon II. For roughly two centuries, from ca. 900 -- 700 BCE, the Near Eastern empires of Neo-Assyria and Urartu ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered an ancient Mayan artifact featuring a depiction of a serpent. The stone block was used by the Maya as the cover of a vault, Mexico's National Institute of ...

Step into a place where history speaks from stone and time leaves its mark—Parowan Gap is a portal to the past. From stunning ancient petroglyphs carved by early civilizations to dinosaur tracks ...