Category: Archaeology

Imagine walking through the ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple. The walls rise high, covered in rows of intricate carvings—birds,…

Few figures from antiquity inspire as much fascination as Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in…

When people think of the Great Pyramids of Giza, images of towering stone structures silhouetted against the desert sun come…

In the deserts of Egypt, where the golden sands stretch endlessly beneath a sun that burns like molten fire, there…

Ancient Egypt is often remembered for its towering pyramids, golden treasures, and enigmatic hieroglyphs. Yet, hidden within its history is…

In November 1922, the world’s imagination was set ablaze when British archaeologist Howard Carter stumbled upon the most famous archaeological…

For thousands of years, the pyramids of Egypt have towered over the desert as symbols of mystery, endurance, and human…

Climate change is often spoken of as a crisis of the future, a looming storm that humanity must brace itself…

Beneath the soil we walk on, beneath the bustling streets of cities, and beneath the quiet meadows and deserts, lies…

For centuries, the search for lost civilizations was an endeavor of explorers hacking through jungles, desert wanderers following faint trails,…

History is often imagined as a story told in ruins, bones, and artifacts. Broken pottery whispers of lost civilizations, faded…

Beneath the shimmering surface of our oceans, rivers, and lakes lies a realm of secrets. A realm where time stands…

North America is a land of stories. Its landscapes—towering mountains, vast plains, ancient forests, and winding rivers—hold echoes of countless…

Archaeology has always carried with it a sense of mystery—a field where the whispers of the past lie buried beneath…

Archaeology is the science of humanity’s memory. Every shard of pottery, every buried skeleton, every ruin uncovered is a whisper…

When people imagine the end of Roman Britain around AD 400, they often picture a land slipping quickly into silence.…

For centuries, archaeologists and historians have carried a powerful stereotype into their interpretations of the distant past: the idea of…

In 2013, a Facebook post changed the history of anthropology. The call was unusual: “Short, skinny, and fit anthropologists wanted—must…

Across southern Britain, there are hills that do not rise from nature’s hand but from human gathering—mounds built not of…

For the citizens of the ancient Roman Empire, a day at the amphitheater was more than just an outing. It…

Roughly 36,000 years ago, long before cities rose or civilizations took shape, small groups of Homo sapiens ventured deep into…

Eight thousand years ago, long before stone cities rose and farmers carved fields from forests, the banks of Portugal’s Tagus…