As researchers discover overlooked tattoos on mummies from around the world, it's prompting new insights about some of the ...

Climate change is not just a modern dilemma; it’s a force that has reshaped the trajectory of human history time and again.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, ...

Archaeologists have traced the earliest lock-and-key mechanism back to ancient Mesopotamia around 4,000 BCE. Made from wood and operated with a large pin tumbler system, this innovation protected ...

Visit Ash Cave in Ohio for a chance to dive back in time and experience history first-hand.

The ancient Assyrians couldn’t exactly take to the phones like the IRS, making incessant calls demanding that loyal subjects ...

Is it the long-faded colors of ancient artifacts from all around the world or the hushed sounds of visitors discussing what ...

The strange and powerful symbol at the heart of one of history’s greatest temples reveals the importance of the goddess ...

Ancient Greek thinkers, from Hesiod to Plato, and later Rousseau saw in the noble savage a vision of lost divine harmony and ...

Some of the recent advances in the quest to catch a whiff of history are featured in the new book Scents of Arabia: ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...