Atlit-Yam appears to be a one-phase settlement, with a brief occupation time before the sea's incursion, which led to its...

A galaxy of starfish, along with a bounty of other things from the Aztec Empire's far reaches, was offered to...

The Maya and Aztec civilizations are considered the most sophisticated of numerous ancient civilizations in North and Central America. But...

The "mud men" Asaro occupy the lands of Papua New Guinea, and they have a peculiar tradition. The tribe resembles...

A new study of a decades-old skull has sparked a discussion about human history's beginnings. Scientists have been astounded by...

South America was filled with ice age animals more than 12,000 years ago, including car-sized ground sloths, elephantine herbivores, and...

The Minoans were a significant Bronze Age civilization that flourished in Crete, Greece, around the second millennium B.C. They had...

The legend of King Tutankhamen's space blade — an iron weapon made from meteorite rock and entombed with the ancient...

Approximately 10,000 artifacts, including writing tablets and good luck charms, have been found. The area has been termed the "Pompeii...

Archaeologists found a plethora of stone tools and artifacts on the summit of Gav-Bast Mountain in southern Iran, north of...