Ancient human figurines have been found. Some of the oldest known paintings in the world are in the Cave of the Castle, in Cantabria in the north of Spain. Thought to be more than 40,000 years old ...

The ancient city—in what is today central Türkiye—was abandoned around 1180 B.C. Modern researchers are trying to find out why. At its height, the ancient city of Hattuşa, capital of the ...