The Inca made long pilgrimages across rugged Andes mountain trails in preparation for the empire’s sacred ritual, Capacocha. They endured weeks of climbing, carrying offerings, and spiritual ...

A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton made history this week, selling for an astonishing $50.1 million (£37.4 ...

Ogedei Khan was the second Khagan (meaning ‘Great Khan’) of the Mongol Empire. He was the third son of Genghis Khan and succeeded his father in 1229. Ogedei continued to expand the Mongol Empire, a ...

Cape Arkona, a truly dramatic and poignant headland on the island of Rügen in Germany, stands as an important historical and cultural monument, and one of the most important places in the history of ...

In Imperial China, one of the important tasks that the emperor needed to do was to ensure the continuation of the dynasty, which was achieved by the production of a male heir. For this purpose, the ...

Pitcairn Island is a place so remote, and with a history so bizarre, that until recently it was viewed almost as myth rather than reality. But the events that took place on this tiny island in the ...