The symbols on everyday currency often go unnoticed, yet one of the most familiar designs has sparked decades of questions, ...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

Archaeologists have uncovered over 100 previously unknown structures in the remote Rio Abiseo National Park in Peru ...

Poverty Point, a 3,500-year-old earthen mound located in Louisiana, continues to puzzle archaeologists and historians.

Zep Tepi—“the First Time”—is often cited as proof of a forgotten ancient civilization or alien influence in Egypt. But what ...

The Indus Valley Civilization, now referred to as the Sindhu-Saraswati civilization by Indian historians, peaked between 5,000 and 3,500 years ago across modern-day northwest India and Pakistan. Their ...

The C-shaped Jade Dragon is one of the earliest forms found to date in jade artifacts. A representative object of Hongshan culture, it is widely admired for its simple elegance.GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY ...

The Indus Valley civilization, located in present-day Pakistan and India, went through four periods of intense drought, which ...

The origins of ancient Greek city names like Athens and Olympia reflect mythology, history, and the development of Greek ...

Multiple grain storage pits dating back more than 4,000 years were discovered in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, which ...

Scientists are uncovering signs that Earth has been hit by powerful cosmic blasts that leave little trace on the surface yet ...

Square-shaped skull discovered at Balcón de Montezuma archaeological site in Tamaulipas, Mexico, showing unique cranial modification technique. ( Technical Archive of the Physical Anthropology Section ...