Peering into the past, we find that our ancestors held a surprisingly advanced understanding of the stars and constellations. Their knowledge, as revealed in ancient texts, often rivals our modern ...

A dugout canoe that emerged on Florida’s Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian may not be North American in origin, experts say. The norm is for ancient dugouts found in southern Florida to be ...

Unearthing the mysteries of our planet’s past, ancient maps offer a unique window into the world as it once was, depicting continents that have long since disappeared. These maps, coupled with modern ...

The next time you watch your dog visit the same places around your yard or notice that your cat seems to explore a new area every time it ventures ...

The Yongding River ancient canal irrigation project in Mentougou district, Beijing, is believed to have been built during the Liao Dynasty (916-1125). It still irrigates about 329 acres and provides ...

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, using the Rosetta stone. This ushered in a new craze for Egyptology and ...

An Aztec dance group in San Diego is keeping an ancient tradition alive through powerful performances that honor their indigenous Mexican roots and celebrate cultural ...

Celine Thouin learned a lot as a student at Franklin Pierce University, and one of the skills she has held onto the longest is how to use an ancient spear-throwing tool. She ...

Tanasi published his findings — the earliest documented evidence for the presence and consumption of horse meat in early bronze age Sicily — in the peer-reviewed, open access journal PLOS One, ...

Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama. Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a ...