ancient civilization

Standing atop the mountains in the southern highlands of Peru is the 15th-century marvel of the Inca empire, …

Over the past five years, archaeologists have identified more than 1,600 monumental stone structures known as mustatils dotted …

A unique compound bow from the Bronze Age nearly two meters tall was reconstructed from authentic materials by …

Xinjiang, in northwest China, lies at an important junction between east and west Eurasia and has played a …

Less known than Attila’s Huns, the Avars were their more successful successors. They ruled much of Central and …

What if the superfood in Indigenous diets could save our politically and ecologically strained planet? The answer may …

Climate problems alone were not enough to end ancient Pueblo societies in the southwestern United States. Drought is …

Ancient Maya in the once-bustling city of Tikal built sophisticated water filters using natural materials they imported from …

A 5,300-year-old ancient city was recently discovered at the Shuanghuaishu site in China. The ruins on the site …

Archaeologists from the Oriental Institute have discovered a lost ancient kingdom dating from 1400 B.C. to 600 B.C., …