Archaeologists in Selinunte, Italy, have uncovered the sacred chamber of oldest known Greek temple of the ancient city.

New temple discovery shows how Tiwanaku connected sacred rituals with Andean trade and political networks. Along the southern ...

Ancient DNA from Stone Age burials in Turkey has finally put to rest a decades-long debate about whether the 9,000-year-old proto-city of Çatalhöyük was a matriarchal society. The research ...

Workers laying new natural gas pipeline in Lima, Peru, unexpectedly found something else entirely natural: A 1,000-year-old mummy. The find occurred just 20 inches below the surface, in what was ...

A sacred cluster of seven Vishnu temples nestled in Uttarakhand’s Himalayas, Sapta Badri reflects timeless devotion, divine legends, and spiritual serenity.

TRAVEL In with the new at the ancient Giza pyramids While the Grand Egyptian Museum hasn’t officially opened yet, it has been opening in stages over the last two years. Here’s what it’s like.

As Chen Mengyao steps onto the timeworn stone floor of a centuries-old Buddhist temple in Shanghai, she instantly feels a sense of serenity. Yet, her visit today has little to do with religious ...

Farming without famine: Ancient Andean innovation rewrites agricultural origins Diet data shows consistent food resources during the transition from foraging to farming.

PALASPATA, BOLIVIA—According to a statement released by Penn State, American and Bolivian researchers discovered a previously unknown temple built by the enigmatic Tiwanaku civilization near the ...

Ancient temple ruins discovered in Andes pull back curtain on lost society after 1,000 years The Tiwanaku society thrived around the highest navigable lake in the world – before their mysterious ...

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient South American temple they say has helped pull back the curtain on the workings of its enigmatic Andean civilization. Known as the Tiwanaku ...