The ancient world holds secrets that continue to baffle archaeologists, historians, and curious minds today. From cities that ...

US and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites, including palaces and an ancient ...

Recent excavations at a 6th-century BC temple in western Greece have unearthed compelling evidence suggesting that some ancient sanctuaries were more than just places of worship. A team of ...

Across the globe, iconic monuments and sacred sites—from Bamiyan to Palmyra—bear the scars of conflict, showing how war can erase culture, memory, and history in an instant. Here is a look at seven of ...

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But hiding along a stretch of Interstate 90 in Central Washington is a geological marvel that rivals anything you’d find on ...

If you’ve ever wondered what the ocean would sound like if it learned to play the organ, San Francisco has the answer waiting ...

More than a thousand years after a ship vanished off the coast of modern-day Croatia, archaeologists have uncovered a wreck that might reshape our ideas of the medieval world.

In 1872, British Museum curator George Smith made a discovery that would shake Victorian England's understanding of biblical history. Working late into the London evening, surrounded by fragments of ...