Is your knowledge of the ancient Maya as extraordinary as their pyramids?

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

The authorities in Monemvasia, founded in the sixth century, say people with limited mobility need access to the town’s peak.

The diversity of artifacts within the excavation offers cultural connections beyond one region.

The ancient city—in what is today central Türkiye—was abandoned around 1180 B.C. Modern researchers are trying to find out why. At its height, the ancient city of Hattuşa, capital of the ...

In addition, a map recently circulated by officials associated with the SaddleBrooke Ranch project shows another, 3,534-acre “future potential expansion area” of lands surrounding the current ...

It took another ten years of restoration for the Apis bull tombs to come back to Egypt’s tourist map. On the northern ... It bears excellent ancient Egyptian reliefs showing different aspects ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The Maya weavers worked mainly with cotton, which had to be washed and picked clean of seeds. This was hard work ...

If you're opting for a road trip, you've probably already got your playlist ready, snacks in the car and your phone charged so Google Maps can get you there faster. Turn-by-turn directions make it ...

Göran Bengtsson, a hobby archaeologist, was studying an 18th-century map of southwestern Sweden when he noticed something unusual. A rectangle and the word “Klosterkullen,” which translates to ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. A rainfall gauge. We can measure the weather using weather instruments. For example, an anemometer measures wind ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...