Ancient civilizations left behind enigmatic sites like the Plain of Jars, Nazca Lines, Paracas Candelabra, Yonaguni Submarine ...

A groundbreaking new study provides compelling evidence that Easter Island's enormous moai statues were built by competing ...

Earth's earliest life left behind very few chemical traces. Fragile remains, like ancient cells and microbial mats, were ...

A remarkable discovery at Orkney's famed Ness of Brodgar site could rewrite the history of ancient Britain, as archaeologists unearth mysterious ruins that defy expectations.

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Unfinished moai attached to bedrock by “keels” along their backs demonstrate how carvers worked underneath from both sides until figures were separated from the source material. This production stage, ...

Peru's Ministry of Culture has confirmed a groundbreaking discovery that rewrites the history of ancient astronomy in the Americas. Archaeologists working at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex ...

NASA scientists say they may have finally identified an unusual feature hidden beneath thousands of feet of ice near the ...

An “extraordinary discovery” has been made at one of Orkney’s most stunning Neolithic sites, which could completely rewrite the history and timeline of the site.