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When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

Remains of what may be the ancient capital city of the Kingdom of Lyncestis have been found in North Macedonia.

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(Related: Rediscovering China’s ancient Tea Horse Road, a branch of the famous Silk Road.) Nuodeng, a former Tea Horse Trail town, has some of the best-preserved examples of traditional Bai ...

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A mysterious underwater structure off the coast of Japan has some experts wondering if we've seriously underestimated ancient civilizations. Known as the Yonaguni Monument, 82 feet (24.99 meters) ...

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...

Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics ...

Ancient beliefs, behaviors and norms – what archaeologists call culture – were fundamentally integrated into technological solutions in this part of Peru in ancient times. Isolating and ...