The Decapolis (“ten cities”) was a group of cities in the Middle East where ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish cultures ...

This unlikely choice of packaging was a comment, or so it seemed, on the Fertile Crescent's most underappreciated export to the world: nothing short of the origins of civilization. This story has been ...

Shocked quartz, indicative of extreme pressure and temperature, was discovered at three prominent Clovis culture archaeological sites (Murray Springs, Blackwater Draw, Arlington Canyon). The presence ...

Ocara-Açu, a vast precolonial Amazon settlement, underlies the modern-day city of Santarém in Brazil, once serving as the core of a regional network that may have housed up to 60,000 people before the ...

Josh Hammer speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. Josh Hammer speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. Photo by ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Americas’ oldest known civilization had a thing for frogs. At ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the 1,000-year-old Palaspata temple complex in Bolivia, revealing insights into the Tiwanaku civilization. The site, featuring massive stone structures and a central ...

The gameplay of the AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES games is usually broken up into exploration sections and Somnium puzzles, but No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES introduces the new Escape ...

Archaeologists must have one of the coolest jobs ever—as long as a lifetime of digging around in the dirt yields some epic results, like priceless artifacts, treasure-filled tombs, or groundbreaking ...

People have been getting drunk for millennia. Historical records show that alcohol was an integral part of many early civilizations, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to ancient Greece, China, and ...

Long before the Inka (commonly known as Inca in English) rose to power, a mysterious civilization bloomed on the edge of Lake Titicaca. Known as Tiwanaku, it began as a humble farming village in the ...