Native American oral history and archaeological data alike suggest that farmers in parts of North America began abandoning major settlements such as Mesa Verde in Colorado and Cahokia in Illinois ...

A 1904 photograph shows the excavation of a Viking ship burial in Oseberg, Norway. The 71-foot-long vessel dating to A.D. 834 contained the remains of two women and an abundance of extraordinary grave ...

In November, the Suffolk County 250th Commemorative Planning Committee released a guidebook of historic sites and exhibitions ...

Waukesha JanBoree: Jan. 16-25. Ice and snow sculpting, skating, sledding and fireworks. Ongoing events include a scavenger ...

Davenport is situated along the banks of the Mississippi River. It’s part of the “Quad Cities,” which despite the name is ...

From a garden at the Holy Sepulchre to new dates for the Dead Sea Scrolls, new research is offering detailed glimpses into ...

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Christian archaeology seeks to see, hear and touch the Word made flesh, Pope Leo XIV said, inviting the world's bishops and others to encourage young people, laypeople and priests to study archaeology ...

The recently discovered tomb of King Thutmose II, located on the West Bank of Luxor, has been ranked among the top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2025, according to Archaeology magazine, one of the ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

The town of Port Royal is located at the mouth of Kingston Harbour in southeastern Jamaica. It was a major 17th-century English port city. A devastating earthquake in 1692 submerged much of the town ...

BEST TRAVEL DESTINATIONS 2025: From mountains in India and Sri Lanka’s south coast to Scottish staycations and an uninhabited Greek island, here are The Independent Travel team’s highlights of 2025 ...