There are countless megalithic sites around the world, but while Stonehenge may be the most famous, know this: it is not the oldest or biggest. The site of Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey, dates back about 11 ...

Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves—but they have to act fast.

What is the summer solstice? For many people, the summer solstice is simply the first day of summer and the longest day of the year, meaning that it has more daylight hours than any other day. In the ...

Archaeologists are revealing the secrets of a long-lost Stone Age civilisation – believed to be the oldest in the world. Ongoing investigations by Turkish, British and other archaeologists in ...

Across the world’s continental shelves, scientists are racing to reconstruct an ancient landscape that once stretched where ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

Seeing a city on foot changes the way it reveals itself. Streets become stories, distances feel intentional, and small ...

Channel 5 has boarded as the first broadcast partner for the Keshet International and SandStone Global co-production Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The three-part history docuseries, presented by ...

The celebration of the Winter Solstice is an ancient practice that is almost untraceable. While we know civilizations like ancient Egypt and Rome had annual traditions tied to it, sites like Newgrange ...

A 31-year-old willow-weaving basket maker in Co Mayo, said he feels a "responsibility" to keep aspects of the ancient ...