Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...

Explore the fascinating evidence of ancient advanced machining technology found across the globe. Discover the sophisticated methods used by ancient civilizations to shape and polish stone, revealing ...

A series of ground-breaking discoveries are revealing, for the first time, the remarkable role played by the island - one of the world's least known ancient civilizations, known to archaeologists ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie that ...

A recent archaeological discovery in the Konkan region of western India has unearthed thousands of ancient petroglyphs that could point to the existence of a long-lost civilization dating back over 12 ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

London is a city of layers, where shining skyscrapers are built atop some of the city’s oldest ancient sites. Recent excavations, such as a Roman basilica unearthed in London’s financial ...

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A groundbreaking study using advanced radar technology has revealed a vast and intricate underground structure beneath the Pyramids of Giza. Scientists Corrado Malanga from the University of Pisa and ...

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Marked with the administrative details of government, the tablets have illuminated the complicated bureaucracy of an ancient Mesopotamian civilization. The tablets were discovered in the Sumerian ...

A green stone mask with traces of cinnabar created by the Olmecs, an ancient Mesoamerican civilization. Credit: Gary Todd / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons When most people cast their minds back to antiquity, ...