From a farmer's chance discovery of a buried colossal head in 1850s Veracruz to the towering jungle-shrouded pyramids of El Mirador, this is the story of how the Olmecs and the earliest Maya built ...

Long before the great pyramids rose from the desert, a succession of shadowy rulers fought to claim the Nile and forge the ...

For the next five hundred years, Olav's remains were the spiritual and political center of Northern Europe. Yet today, the location of his body is one of history's greatest mysteries. The search for ...

This week's spread of free and low cost events in Cambridge in Somerville, including comedy, author readings, live music, and history.

Infirmary Mound Park is one of the better-preserved Hopewell sites, but it’s just a fraction of what once existed across Ohio ...

There are many mysteries concerning the ancient Greek world, including the identity of some of its most illustrious members ...

Whether Barsa-Kelmes is a place of genuine supernatural power or simply a remote location where folklore met Cold War paranoia, its impact on the human imagination is undeniable. It represents our ...

A 15-year-old girl in Florida may have transcribed Amelia Earhart's final distress calls in 1937. Nearly 90 years later, over ...

A fossil harvestman identified using advanced imaging techniques shows that extinct arachnid lineages once lived in Europe.

When the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets in July 2026 to review potential candidates, Türkiye is almost certain to gain a new entry, one that is shedding light on a mysterious ancient war cult ...

Ancient Greece was a land of gods, myths, altars, and temples that inspire books, films, and modern culture to this day. But ...