Discover the oldest known recipe from ancient Mesopotamia, offering a fascinating glimpse into the culinary practices of one ...

There's old-fashioned cooking and then there's this. Mersu is the oldest known dessert in human history, being discovered on ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, ...

Explore the history of ancient board games, from Senet to Tâb, and discover how they shaped culture, strategy, and leisure.

The human obsession with frightening creatures has given rise to ancient tales of dragons and werewolves, as well as to the ...

I was first introduced to Brownian motion 50 years ago in medical school as I peered through a microscope and saw nonliving particles moving randomly on a microscope slide. This phenomenon was first ...

While the quarterback position has certainly evolved throughout history there have been those field generals who have distinguished themselves from their peers regardless of the era in which they ...

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed what is believed to be the oldest known gym membership, written in Greek nearly 1,800 years ago on a fragment of papyrus. Discovered in the sandy countryside near ...

Enter ancient worlds, meet famous people and discover fascinating facts by exploring a wide selection of historical games and activities.

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