The name “Besh-Ba-Gowah” comes from the Western Apache language, roughly translating to “place of metal” or “metal camp,” a nod to the area’s rich mining history that came centuries after the original ...

Two chunks of ocher unearthed at ancient rock shelters in Ukraine were actually Neanderthal crayons, according to a recent ...

The hotly anticipated new museum boasts some of the greatest treasures of antiquity. But there are some notable exceptions.

For decades, archaeologists believed that the frigid, windswept plateaus at the heart of the Iberian Peninsula were abandoned ...

The poor state of the ruins made the idea of keeping them difficult to imagine, as did the relative uncertainty of final costs. While each project is unique, a renovation of an historic building can ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

For almost 5,000 years Stonehenge has passed through different building stages, stood proudly through all weathers, and ...

Recent discoveries have unveiled a fascinating chapter in human history, as stone tools provide compelling evidence of ...

It is clear that the sprawling city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was a major metropolis of the ancient world, but what do ...

The term “bugonia” is an ancient one referring to the idea that bees could be spontaneously generated from the body of a dead animal, such as an ox. Knowing that informs the experience of taking ...

What can an ancient water basin discovered near Rome reveal about construction, engineering and water management techniques that may be useful today?