Cultures

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.

The Caledonians were a fierce confederation of tribes in northern Scotland that resisted Roman control long after everyone else in Britain had been conquered.

Researchers have found a long-lost branch of the Nile River that may finally explain how the Ancient Egyptians transported the stone block to build the pyramids.

The Himba are one of Africa’s most visually stunning and culturally resilient tribes, balancing tradition with the growing influence of the modern world.

Deep in rural America, time bends around routines shaped by the quiet certainty of knowing where you belong. Days here unfold differently, and an insider knows this all too well.

Archaeologists have been aware of an ancient people who lived in Utah and the surrounding states centuries ago for many years, but a certain group of these ancient tribes continue to elude them. While they left behind fragments of their ancient culture, we still struggle to discover the details of the Fremont people, exactly how they lasted so long, and even more intriguingly, how they mysteriously disappeared.

In 2024, archaeologists found a 4,500-year-old tomb in Saqqara with a giant pink granite false door that may have been seen as a portal to the afterlife.

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.