This 15-karat gold helmet was discovered in a royal tomb at Ur, but it may only have been worn for ceremonial purposes.

Rome continued on after the Western Roman Empire fell but faced war and a population crash.

A study of genomes from ancient Siberian people shows genetic linkages with people living in Estonia, Finland and Hungary today.

Leading American engineer and scientist Vannevar Bush thought that the memex was the answer to information nightmare of the ...