These ancient structures still stand - but the people who built them remain a mystery that history can’t fully explain.

The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

A massive archaeological discovery in County Wicklow suggests that ancient Irish people lived in dense urban prehistoric ...

Deep-sea sediment layers show rare microbial wrinkle structures that formed in environments far beyond the reach of sunlight. Dr. Rowan Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University ...

The popular history docuseries The UnXplained returns to the History Channel with its season eight premiere Friday, Jan. 16 at 9/8c. During the season eight premiere episode, host William Shatner ...

For hundreds of years, Africa has been the location of groundbreaking discoveries that have shaped researchers’ understanding of the Earth’s history. In the Sahara Desert, scientists uncovered ...

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered the ancient Basilica of Vitruvius in Fano, confirming a long-debated Roman structure.

Archaeologists mapping the well-preserved Maya settlement of X’baatún found dozens of ruined structures dating back over 800 years. Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath the ...

Across India, ancient architecture continues to offer clues about early engineering, metallurgy, and scientific thought.