Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

Did an entire ancient civilization really disappear without a trace or is the truth buried beneath centuries of mystery? This ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.

Born in the depths of Central American tropical jungles, the Mayan civilization achieved great accomplishments in areas such ...

The Amphitheatre of El Jem, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the 3rd century, is one of the largest and best-preserved ...

The story of Ancient Egypt is the story of the Nile. The river’s floods, cycles, and central location allowed a great ...

In ancient Turkey, a large Neolithic settlement known as Çatalhöyük arose and became the prototype for successful urban living...for a short while; however, by the time the civilization fell ...

Apr. 14, 2025 — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study ...

People visit the exhibition "World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century" ...

For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...