Cultures

Researchers studying ancient DNA have revealed new information about disease-resistant genes and the migration patterns of peoples from thousands of years ago.

Archaeologists at the Hittite site of Samuha (modern Kayalıpınar) in central Turkey announced the discovery of 56 cuneiform tablets and 22 seal impressions.

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.