A series of millennia-old canoes are being unearthed from the bottom of a lake in Wisconsin, spurring a renewed interest in ...

A researcher claims the Great Pyramids may predate ancient Egypt and could be the work of a lost civilization with advanced ...

A small copper tool found in a museum drawer is now confirmed as the oldest rotary metal drill in ancient Egypt, dating back 5,300 years.

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

A huge 4,000-year-old Bronze Age hexagonal pyramidal structure has been discovered in Kazakhstan, which is apparently the first pyramidal structure ever discovered on the Eurasian steppes.

Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,300-year-old city in northern China centered around a massive 230-foot-high step pyramid spanning 59 acres at its base. Known today as Shimao, the ancient city once ...

Artifacts from a cave in the US may rewrite the history of the continent, showing ancient humans had surprising skills ...

Like something out of Stargate SG1, hieroglyphs lie hidden within a remote sandstone canyon in the deep bush of Australia—hoax or history?

A man who allegedly fled to a Queensland island with a priceless wooden cat has been charged over the theft of ancient ...

"Egyptian craftspeople mastered reliable rotary drilling more than two millennia before some of the best-preserved drill sets." ...

This past week I got a great deal, took a personal day, and Stella and I made a quick trip to Tulum, Mexico. It was her idea. And now that I have done it, I can't believe I never thought of going ...

Recent excavations and findings in Haryana related to the Indus Valley Civilisation have sparked fresh curiosity. The discoveries by the Archaeological Survey of India could reshape established ...