Amazing stories behind the world's most historic cities where every pavement, every monument, every corner has an incredible ...

Researchers have discovered the remains of an ancient Ecuadorian woman who may have been involved in ritual sacrifice.

Archaeologists in Ecuador have uncovered a mysterious pre-Columbian burial of a pregnant woman with missing limbs, sparking theories of ancient rituals and human ... this burial stands apart from ...

The petroglyphs can be found on volcanic tuff formations formed over 760,000 years ago when a large eruption released hot ash ...

Archaeological research conducted on the prehistoric Dorset burial site known as Flagstones has revealed that it is the earliest known large circular enclosure in Britain. The monument ...

Stonehenge sits near the top of Britain’s most iconic landmarks, but a lesser-known precursor to this ancient site may be responsible for its lasting impact as an archaeological titan. The Flagstones ...

A recent study, conducted by Dr. Sara Juengst and her colleagues and published in Latin American Antiquity, sheds light on a ...

This discovery contradicts the prevailing notion about El Salvador’s cultural backwardness or isolation in the ancient times, ...

Infighting between factions of a gang vying for control over territory in Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil, left nearly two dozen people dead, authorities said on Friday. Gun battles broke out ...

A newly discovered cache of 27 carved and sharpened bones from elephants and hippos found in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge site pushes back the date for ancient bone tool use by around 1 million years.

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals. The child ...

Clay figurines found on top of the remnants of a pyramid in what is now El Salvador might have been used in public ceremonies ...