Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered ancient Mayan pottery in a cave system a little more than 10 miles away from downtown Playa de Carmen.

Discovering Maya cities used to involve bushwhacking through the jungle, schlepping gear and sidestepping snakes. And over ...

Dimas once again guided the archaeologists into the cave and down into the hidden room, where the experts noticed the stalagmites had been retouched in pre-Hispanic times, making them a more rounded ...

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A series of small earthquakes has been detected beneath a U.S. volcano that has been showing increasing signs of activity in recent weeks. The study allowed scientists to create the largest functional ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex ...

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