Lidar scans of the Teotihuacán Valley reveal how the landscape was engineered centuries ago.
New evidence suggests the ancient Maya recovered faster from the natural disaster than previously thought.
The carefully arranged impressions may have been made by children.
The Tetney Golf Club in Lincolnshire concealed a 4,000-year-old secret.
Dating back some 5,500 years, the polished stone balls could’ve been used as weapons.
The Karlsruhe sank in 1945 with a mysterious cargo load, and the wreck was discovered last fall.
The “Bristol Merlin,” an 800-year-old version of the myth, was found in an UK library two years ago.
Microfossil residues are all that's left of an ancient brewing setup.
Techniques for dating fossils keep getting better, allowing us to see the past with increasingly sharper focus.
When the volcano erupted in 79 CE, it killed thousands of people—while also preserving incredible details about their lives.
The Nazis used defensive trenches originally dug by the Polish Army to bury their victims, according to new research.
Evidence found at the site also suggests that Greek was spoken in the ancient Roman city, which was buried in volcanic ash in 79 CE.
The new research suggests Denisovans—a sister group to the Neanderthals—occupied the islands of southeast Asia prior to the arrival of modern humans.
The foundry produced coins shaped like garden spades, and they’re among the earliest examples of metal currency ever found.
The mysterious tunnel, found near Mexico City, made headlines in 2019, but now pandemic cutbacks mean it can't be properly preserved for public view.
Ongoing research has given us a more nuanced portrait of our extinct relatives, barrel chests and all.
Dubbed "Tollund Man," the natural mummy offers a window into what life was like in Europe 2,400 years ago.
The sonar discovery affirms a substantial Roman presence in the area of modern Venice.
The rare bone carving was unearthed at a cave entrance in northern Germany.
The 109-year-old shipwreck is increasingly giving way to the elements at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
