Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient civilizations accomplished feats of engineering that continue to challenge modern understanding. Despite advances in ...

The mysterious alignments of standing stones scattered across Brittany in France have intrigued archaeologists and tourists alike for centuries. Now, fresh discoveries at the Le Plasker site near ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A monumental archaeological discovery in northern China is reshaping what we know about early human settlement and society. Near ...

Ancient buildings like Greece’s amphitheaters and Japan’s temples remain in use today, preserving cultural heritage.

Across the world, archaeologists keep stumbling on structures so old, so large and so technically sophisticated that they seem to have no right to exist in the eras that produced them. From submerged ...

I visited Stonehenge for the first time a little more than a year ago, and as I strolled around the ancient monument, I overheard an elderly American gentleman grumble to his companion that “this was ...

[music playing]NARRATOR: Aswan, Southern Egypt, March 1813.Swiss explorer Johann Burckhardt is traveling northalong the Nile River when he comesacross three massive stone heads protruding from the ...

At first blush, the structures in New Mexico built by the Chacoan people and those in Ohio traced to the Hopewell culture bear little resemblance. The Chacoans, accommodating the arid desert of their ...

A stunning collection of ancient Neolithic stones has been dubbed the 'Stonehenge of the North', offering breathtaking panoramic views ...

From the Pantheon, to the Mont Saint-Michel, and an enduring Roman gate that evolved into a medieval church, the exploration of history's most sacred spaces uncovers how ancient builders channeled ...