Cultures

Scientists thnk they may have cracked the language of the ancient city of Teotihuacan, allowing us to read the messages of a long-lost people.

Archaeologists unearthed fifteen monumental lamassu statues and stone reliefs at Nineveh, former capital of the mighty Assyrian Empire.

Archaeologists at Karahantepe near Göbekli Tepe in southeastern Turkey found a mysterious stone pillar decorated with a carved human face, the first of its kind ever seen here.

In northeastern Iran, archaeologists found one of the largest Sassanid-era fire temples far from what’s considered the heartland of the Sassanids.

The Zenú people built a flourishing civilization out of wild flood‑plain rivers and marshes in the remote regions of northern Colombia.

Meet the Uru people of Bolivia and Peru, an Indigenous group that’s been living on water for centuries. From their unique culture to their impeccable survival skills, the Uru live a life unlike anyone else on Earth.

Today’s science of genetics is uncovering new clues that may determine what happened to the ancient Mayan civilization.

Deep in the Amazon rainforest there lives a tribe most people have never seen. They’re called the Massaco, and until very recently, not a single outsider had laid eyes on them.

In 2024 archaeologists in Split, Croatia, made a shocking discovery of a subterranean passageway leading into the cellars of Roman Emperor Diocletian’s Palace.

In 2025, archaeologists in the Andes discovered the remnants of prehistoric hunting traps built thousands of years ago.

For the first time, researchers have carried out a genome-wide analysis of the DNA of those who lived, worked, and died at the incredible Inca mountaintop site of Machu Picchu.

In August 2025, archaeologists announced an amazing discovery in the waters near Alexandria, Egypt: the legendary ancient city of Canopus.