Every once in a while, archaeologists pull something out of the ground that makes us rethink what we thought we knew about ...

One of history's biggest questions is: "How does an entire civilization disappear?" One can comprehend how an object or even a city is lost, buried, or destroyed, but an entire group or nation of ...

Ancient Underwater Minoan City Discovered Off Crete's Coast Sheds New Light on Early Civilization - A comprehensive travel ...

Researchers have uncovered extensive pre-Hispanic settlements hidden beneath the waters and vegetation of Bolivia's Great Tectonic Lakes. Using advanced LiDAR technology and collaborative fieldwork ...

Throughout history, there have been numerous cities that have been washed away due to natural disasters or changing landscapes. And although these cities do not exist it anymore, they've nonetheless ...

These out-of-place artifacts, or OOPArts, are surprising for their place and time — but there's an explanation behind each ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting ...

Flat-topped skulls have previously been unearthed in and around territory associated with the Mayans, who never established a ...

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The ruins and relics left behind by ancient civilizations are more than just fragments of stone and metal; they are echoes of human stories that stretch across centuries. Temples overgrown by jungle, ...

Sum of the Arts is a periodic tabulation of numbers floating around the art world and beyond. In a special edition inspired by the recent discovery of a Mycenaean palace in Greece, we’re exploring the ...

Looking for ancient Egypt -- Forty centuries -- Sacred signs -- Taken in the flood -- Walking like an Egyptian -- Vipers, vixens and the vengeful dead -- Out of Africa -- Counting the years -- Still ...