Archeologists beam lasers from the sky to unearth ancient settlements hiding in plain sight. Lidar uses laser pulses to penetrate dense vegetation, revealing human-built structures underneath. The ...
The iconic Pyramids of Giza are already one of the world's greatest enigmas. Last month the mystery deepened when a team of Italian scientists said they found a vast city stretching thousands of feet ...
Our understanding of ancient civilizations is constantly challenged by newly discovered ruins that defy mainstream historical and archaeological explanations. These fascinating remnants of the past ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — When a total solar eclipse crosses Ohio next month, modern astronomers will use the world’s most sophisticated computers and telescopes to measure, track and record it. But ancient ...
Researchers have revealed an ancient town in Ethiopia belonging to one of the ancient world's major powers. The settlement, known as Beta Samati, once formed part of the Aksumite Empire—one of ...
The study included samples from the 15th-century Incan site of Machu Picchu. (Photo by) Lars Fehren-Schmitz, associate professor of anthropology, is a co-senior author on the paper, which he said is ...
An international research team has conducted the first in-depth, wide-scale study of the genomic history of ancient civilizations in the central Andes mountains and coast before European contact. The ...