Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves—but they have to act fast.

In this Ancient Architects exclusive, we explore Mendiktepe — a newly revealed Pre‑Pottery Neolithic site in southeastern Turkey that may be older than both Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe. Shockingly, ...

Cutting-edge LiDAR technology has revealed an astonishing secret concealed beneath the dense jungle canopy of Ecuador's Andean Chocó: hundreds of pre-Hispanic structures that dramatically expand our ...

The Milwaukee Public Museum has scheduled the first of five "Greatest Hits" exhibit celebrations Saturday, Jan. 10 as part of its final year before moving to a new building.The Ancient ...

THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER. BUT ...

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 ...

Mankind has sought civilization since the earliest days of recorded history. However, some kingdoms were the first to start and ended up charting out a path that few others would for centuries. Today, ...

Ancient written languages emerged as a revolutionary development in human history, allowing civilizations to record important ...

Spices, often overlooked, played a pivotal role in shaping Ancient Greek civilization. From the bustling markets of Athens to ...