Multiple ancient cultures converge at this city on the Silk Road in Central Asia, where historical attractions predate the ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

For more than a century, scholars have largely agreed that the oldest cities in the world were built in Mesopotamia, mostly in modern-day Iraq, starting in the 5th millennium B.C.E. These early ...

Excavations at Tell Ramad, on the outskirts of the city, have shown that Damascus was inhabited as early as 8,000 to 10,000 BC ...

One of the most impressive parts of the city is the Gravina canyon, where homes appear to spill down the cliffside.

and intricate city planning. So, now that we are well aware of the oldest civilisation in the world, let's explore its lesser-known facts, details and rich cultural heritage. The oldest ...

This article was originally published with the title “ From the Oldest City in the World ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 134 No. 1 (January 1926), p. 33 doi:10.1038 ...