Archaeologists have learned about the lives of the world’s earliest farmers, how they traveled, and socialized in Neolithic ...

Keros: A sacred island with enigmatic rituals, an unusual funeral, a carnelian bead from the Indus Valley, weapons production ...

Along Turkey’s northwestern shoreline, where the Aegean Sea meets the olive-covered ridges of Anatolia, lies a quiet district ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

Founded in the 4th century, Sümela is a gravity-defying marvel, hanging nearly 1,000 feet over a wooded valley in Turkey, that today attracts thousands of religious pilgrims.

The Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. In 1991, two tourists in the Italian Alps discovered Ötzi, a well-preserved, 5300-year-old mummy that was exposed by a melting ...

Recent discoveries have sparked a wave of excitement and intrigue among scientists and the public alike, as evidence suggests the existence of ancient non-human artifacts on Earth. These findings, if ...

From culture to culinary delights, a Greek island cruise offers plenty to entertain and enrich passengers, says Marc Shoffman ...

Scientists have finally uncovered direct genetic evidence of Yersinia pestis — the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian — in a mass grave in Jerash, Jordan. This long-sought discovery resolves a ...