This video provides a detailed map-based summary of Pre-Columbian America, exploring the vast range of indigenous societies, from the advanced urban centers of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca empires to ...

Using new radiocarbon dating on ancient footprints found preserved in the gypsum-rich ground in White Sands, researchers have ...

It’s another piece of data in a scientific debate over when our ancient ancestors reached the Americas. For decades, ...

Etched in Stone. While North America may not boast the world-famous Machu Picchu, the continent remains rich with an amazing array of ancient ruins.

However, to date, the only skeletal remains confirmed to have belonged to the ancient culture are those of an 18-month-old boy who was buried near Wilsall, Montana, around 12,800 years ago.

22,000-year-old artifacts could rewrite ancient human history in North America. ... it meant humans had to have traveled from North America to South America well before 13,000 years ago.