The Hidden Side of Monumental Splendor When we think of ancient monuments, what pops into mind? Towering pyramids, grand ...

Researchers led by Tohoku University ’s Motoyuki Sato used GPR, along with electrical resistivity tomography, or ERT, to ...

History is rather dull and unexciting to most people, which naturally invites exciting flights of fancy that can range from the innocent to outright conspiracies. Nobody truly believes that the ...

A groundbreaking study suggests the ancient Egyptians may have used hydraulic power before we could have imagined this skill. They did not utilize just ramps and manpower, to build the Step Pyramid of ...

This video explores the forgotten power of ancient American civilizations, from the Hopewell trade networks and massive ...

View post: 59 Years Ago Today: Historic Rock Band Released Album That Reached No. 3 in the US Archaeologists discovered a 5,200-year-old canoe in Wisconsin, predating Egypt’s oldest pyramid. Sixteen ...

It won’t come as much of a surprise that many people believe that the pyramids are some of the oldest structures in the world. While this isn’t entirely inaccurate, the reality is that several ...

The pyramid-building Maya reigned over much of Central America. Today, descendants keep Maya history alive—a sign of resilience. This sculpture of the head of a Mayan warrior found in the Temple of ...

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 ...