The Aztecs and the Mayans are the most popular among the Mesoamerican civilizations, but the Olmecs came first.

The motif first appeared in Dunhuang in the sixth century and later spread along the ancient Silk Road to Central Asia, West ...

English archaeologist Jessica Rawson's book Life and Afterlife in Ancient China Photo: Courtesy of CITIC Press Group. In the ...

While much of Sogdian culture may be lost to time, some of their structures still stand, including the ruins of an ornate ...

A Yale-trained geologist has spent more than 30 years studying Egypt's Great Sphinx and come to a stunning new theory.

USF and FAU researchers identify bacterium behind 1,500-year-old pandemic mystery. For the first time, scientists have obtained direct genomic evidence of the bacterium responsible for the Plague of ...

Despite being known as masters of trade, these seafarers were never a single collective. Different groups built powerful ...

What are the first things that spring to mind when you hear the name “Mexico”? Perhaps you get images of sombreros or giant cacti. Or maybe tacos, margaritas, tequila or mariachi bands? If you are ...

Archaeologists in Central China's Henan Province have unearthed the country's earliest known wooden coffins. This discovery ...

In 2016 billionaire Yuri Milner hosted a press conference at One World Observatory, the atrium topping the slick skyscraper ...

How old is your food? Before food was a choice, it was a necessity — the bare minimum only eaten and endured in order to survive.