A software model from Google DeepMind put a more precise date on an important Latin text credited to a Roman emperor as a demonstration of its capabilities.

A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a ...

Minecraft players have shown that the blocky world can be used to make history more interactive with talented builders ...

For the first installment of our Ancient Games series, we're tackling the Royal Game of Ur from Mesopotamia! This is one of the oldest games in history, and the oldest one where we actually have a ...

For the first installment of our Ancient Games series, we're tackling the Royal Game of Ur from Mesopotamia! This is one of the oldest games in history, and the oldest one where we actually have a ...

Claims that a popular toy collectible was actually inspired by a demon from ancient folklore circulated online in July 2025.

The Arati 2600 from the late 1970s is not exactly cutting-edge hardware, but it's apparently powerful enough to beat ChatGPT in multiple chess games.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

The Ancient Magus' Bride Midsummer Pilgrimage is a new visual novel and console game coming to PS5, Switch, and PC on October 2, 2025.

When in Rome, play as the Romans do One of the first times AI was applied to ancient board games was with Ludus Latrunculorum (or “the game of thieves”), a game the Romans enjoyed and which may have ...

A team of archaeologists in Iraq, led by Sebastian Rey, the British Museum’s curator of ancient Mesopotamia, has uncovered compelling evidence of the empire’s formidable bureaucracy. The ...