Climate change, invasions, and economic decline contributed to the collapse of Mediterranean Bronze Age civilizations.

History is filled with powerful empires that seemed invincible until they weren't. Between roughly 1250 and 1150 BCE, major cities were destroyed, whole civilizations fell, diplomatic and trade ...

This article dives into the striking parallels-and critical differences-between ancient empires and today’s superpowers. How do drones, AI, and cyber warfare redefine conflict compared to the trenches ...

A series of century-scale droughts may have quietly reshaped one of the world’s earliest urban civilizations. New climate reconstructions show that the Indus Valley Civilization endured repeated long ...

Climate change is not just a modern dilemma; it’s a force that has reshaped the trajectory of human history time and again. From lush empires to thriving cities, ancient civilizations have risen and ...

Skeletons buried near the ancient Maya city of Copán have revealed new clues about the collapse, but not total decimation, of the Maya civilization. A study of the genomes of seven people from the ...

Prologue : a tale of two farms -- pt. 1: Modern Montana. Under Montana's big sky -- pt. 2: Past societies. Twilight at Easter -- The last people alive : Pitcairn and Henderson Islands -- The ancient ...

Successive major droughts, each lasting longer than 85 years, were likely a key factor in the eventual fall of the Indus Valley Civilization, according to a paper in Communications Earth & Environment ...

The Davis Friends Meeting (Quakers) will show the film “Collapse” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at 345 L St. All are welcome to the free screening. The film asks a very serious question whether our modern, ...