Missouri State University archaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine are heading to Brazil to study ancient Amazonian geoglyphs that may reveal an unknown civilization.

Long before municipal water treatment plants and chlorination, ancient societies faced the same essential challenge we encounter today: finding reliable sources of clean drinking water while keeping contaminated water away from their communities.

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early communities harnessed predictable tides for irrigation, but when deltas cut off the Gulf’s tides,

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that Sumer's development resulted from the complex interaction of rivers,

Ancient Greeks encoded the secrets of their civilization in ways hidden in plain sight, shaping a legacy that endures through millennia.

For millennia, ancient civilizations have left us clues about the importance of living in harmony with nature. Despite the warnings etched in stone tablets, whispered through sacred texts, and painted in vibrant colors on cave walls,

Climate change is significantly affecting ancient cities in southern Iraq, wiping away thousands of years of history.