Do the illustrations on a 4,000-year-old silver goblet tell a Babylonian creation myth? Scholars have thought so for the last five decades, ever since the artifact was first unearthed. Now, new ...

The artwork on a 4300-year-old silver goblet unearthed in the Palestinian West Bank appears to show the universe forming out of primordial chaos – making it the oldest known visual representation of a ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

An astrophysicist has shed new light on how the ancient Egyptians viewed our galaxy thousands of years ago. In an "exciting" study published in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage Or ...

Recent geoarchaeological research suggests that Egypt's Karnak Temple may have been built on what was once a natural Nile island, an elevated mound surrounded by water that closely resembles the ...