The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire. But there’s even more ...

Historical construction records give details of the structure’s original creation.

The settlement enclosed by two circular rings held approximately 600 houses within the Baltinglass hillfort cluster, which ...

In a ritual burial, the dog’s remains were placed in a bag made of animal skins and weighed down with rocks to sink to the ...

The sturdy, well-built structure was likely constructed on dry land at a time when sea levels were much lower than they are ...

Standing 154 feet tall, the column of Marcus Aurelius is located in the Piazza Colonna and intricately decorated with ...

Archaeologists stumbled across multiple military graves during highway construction in Central Europe — shedding light on ...

ST. LOUIS — In September, we told you about the pair of Missouri State archaeologists from the Terra Incognita Research Institute. At the time, Dr. Daniel Pierce and Chris Bodine thought they may have ...

Archaeologists say they have identified the earliest known evidence of humans making fire, dating to about 400,000 years ago.

In October, a 1,500-year-old Christian floor mosaic was found in Urfa, a city traditionally regarded as the birthplace of ...

A 5,000-year-old axe head and the remains of Roman buildings are among the finds that have been unearthed near Lincoln.

From Shakespeare’s notes to a 3D scan of the Titanic, here are the most exciting historical discoveries of the previous year.