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 ...

This legacy is preserved in the Qiuci Grottoes murals, where dance scenes appear alongside Buddhist stories. However, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

New research suggests the Indus Valley Civilization was reshaped by centuries of river drought, migration, and climate stress ...

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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 ...