M. Clarke articles

Historians were shocked when a recent discovery at the Sanxingdui sacrificial pits revealed new information about one of ancient China’s greatest treasures: silk.

After finally discovering the wreckage of the USS Ommaney Bay, the U.S. Navy is fighting to protect this underwater war grave from looters.

The Terra Nova Expedition is infamous for the tragic deaths of five explorers, but it also led to scientific discoveries that changed what we know about the world around us.

In northeastern Louisiana, there is a site that rivals the enigma of Stonehenge. This is Poverty Point, and it's raised some interesting questions about the lives of the earliest Americans.

Records often neglect to detail exactly how influential the Odawa were in North American history—let’s correct that here.

Modern historians are still unravelling the mystery of the catastrophic Bronze Age collapse—and the evidence they've uncovered paints a chilling picture about the moment that civilization collapsed.

Church architecture has often been used to evoke divinity and worship, from Notre Dame in Paris to the Basilica De La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. But this spiral flight of steps in the Loretto Chapel might be the most miraculous holy mystery.

In October 2024, archaeologists confirmed that the remains of Christopher Columbus had been found in Spain, ending 500 years of debate.

Before Amelia Earhart, there was Marie Marvingt, the female pilot who went undercover during WWI and set incredible new records in the world of aviation.