Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Ancient civilizations left behind tunnels, artifacts, and entire cities that still defy explanation. Every excavation seems ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have ...

In an inspiring cultural revival, the Sunyatee International Foundation in Malaysia is on a mission to reclaim ancient Indian ...

The Ancient Greek winter revolved around Hestia’s hearth and the city’s sacred flame, signifying the importance of fire in ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

A digital architectural reconstruction has researchers believing a “lost Pompeii” existed with towers atop villas.

Ancient Egypt lasted thousands of years, yet much of its knowledge vanished. Entire dynasties collapsed, leaving gaps historians still struggle to fill. Technologies, beliefs, and records were lost ...

Discover fascinating ancient myths and legends – from lost cities to warrior women – that archaeologists and scientists have ...

Nearby what was thought to be the oldest known astrological observatory in the Western Hemisphere, archaeologists discovered ...

Performed in the annual Dionysia festivals, tragic drama was a central tradition of Ancient Greece, a method of both ...

Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.