A spectacular 1,400-year-old tomb belonging to the Zapotec civilization has been discovered in Mexico. "This is the most ...

Confucius (circa 551–479 B.C.E.) was a teacher, philosopher, and political theorist from ancient China. His teachings have influenced much of East Asia and continue to provide us with guidance on how ...

Experts say that American history could very well be reauthored after archaeologists in the country discovered an “ancient ...

Sixteen ancient canoes have been found in Lake Mendota, and the oldest is thought to be older than the Great Pyramids of Giza ...

During excavations at the Hilla archaeological site in southern Bahrain, archaeologists uncovered a roughly 3,300-year-old ...

As dams rose across southeastern Turkey, archaeologists rushed to rescue a disappearing past, and one strange museum find sent Klaus Schmidt to Potbelly Hill. There, Gobekli Tepe revealed a monumental ...

A student once asked the anthropologist Margaret Mead what she thought was the first evidence of civilization. Rather than say something about hunting tools, or cultural artifacts, or weapons, Mead ...

Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man looks back at the legacy of a comedic genius - and reminds you how dangerous and subversive ...

Archaeologists working at an ancient burial site in Bahrain have made a remarkable discovery that is shedding new light on the mysterious Dilmun civilization. A rare 3,300-year-old faience mask was ...

The existential question of which countries are the oldest has long intrigued historians, and for good reason. However, defining what makes a country "old" is challenging, as it depends on historical ...