In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries. Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building was a ...
Texas State University archaeologist Carolyn Boyd examines details of the painting at White Shaman rock shelter in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands. Originally an artist, Boyd was inspired to become an ...
When graphic designer Yang Liu moved from Beijing to Berlin at age 13, she found herself in culture shock. “I discovered — almost on a daily basis — that things were quite the contrary of what I was ...
New secrets hidden in ancient Hebrew texts will be revealed for the first time after Israeli scholars have digitally transcribed hundreds of thousands of fragments of middle-age Jewish literature. The ...
Red Horse, “Untitled from the Red Horse Pictographic Account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn” (1881), graphite, colored pencil, and ink (NAA MS 2367A, 08571100, National Anthropological Archives, ...
To embark on the Picto Box Quest, you first need the (surprise) Picto Box. Go through the door up the hill from the village entrance. Inside this room, you will find Tingle, who is locked inside a ...
Around A.D. 1250, seeking refuge from some unknown threat, the Anasazi migrated from open villages to nearly inaccessible dwellings. A generation later, they moved again. Douglas Merriam In 1874, an ...