From the millennia-old metropolises of the Middle East to the ancient settlements of South America, discover 29 of the ...

Exploring the 10 oldest countries in the world reveals the deep historical roots of civilizations like Iran, Egypt, China, and India. With origins dating back to as early as 3200 BCE, these ...

The oldest croc in the world is Henry, a Nile crocodile. His species is one of history's great ... [+] evolutionary success stories. Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) are one of Africa’s ...

The world's oldest capital city is so ancient that it was inhabited as early as 10,000 BC. Syria’s capital, Damascus, has claims to be the oldest continuously occupied city in the world.

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Elizabeth Francis," according to LongeviQuest, an organization that monitors and tracks the oldest people in the world. "Ms. Elizabeth was a Houstonian icon and a cherished member of the community." ...

Çatalhöyük, in present-day Turkey, is the world’s oldest farming village, from over 9,000 years ago. Many thousands of people lived in mud-brick houses jammed so tightly together that residents ...

but across ancient Mesopotamia and the rest of the world. Just as important a find are the various cuneiform tablets. The logo-syllabic writing style is one of the earliest in civilized history ...

Francis was the third-oldest person in the world at the time of her death, according to LongeviQuest, a database on the world’s oldest people. "Ms. Elizabeth was a Houstonian icon and a ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered what they believe to be one of the oldest Christian churches in the world. The University of Münster announced the discovery of the fourth-century church in a ...

Francis was the oldest living person in the U.S. and the third-oldest person in the world, according to LongeviQuest, a global database of the world's oldest individuals. She lived most of her ...

If we were to ask what is the world’s oldest active monarchy, most readers would probably say the British without giving it ...