Hotter temperatures and a series of droughts in what is now Pakistan and India fragmented one of the world’s major early civilisations, providing a "warning shot" for today ...

Power in the ancient world never stayed calm for long. One empire surged, another strained, and rulers kept testing limits ...

The world's first city was built long before the Harappans, and its ruins still stand in a quiet desert far from the usual ...

New research reveals why not just agriculture but also cereal grains were crucial to the formation of humanity’s first states ...

New findings add weight to the theory that states didn’t just spring up from any kind of farming – it had to be grain.

The cultivation of wheat, barley and maize, which are easily stored and taxed, seems to have led to the emergence of large ...

Ancient Tigris River tides, not royal canals, powered early farming and helped spark the first cities in Mesopotamia.

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Rivers are vital arteries for our world. They have shaped civilisations throughout history, providing essential water for ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mary J. Scourboutakos, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion ...

Adjunct Assistant Professor in Family and Community Medicine, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat.