Archaeologists say the mummified remains, found near one of the oldest cities in the Americas, probably belong to a noblewoman aged 40 to 50. By Alan Yuhas. (Apr. 23)

Scientists think they can now tie the disruption that hit Mayan civilisation in the 6th Century to an eruption of the El Chichon volcano.

Women are woven deeply into the history of science, stretching back to ancient Egypt, over 4,000 years ago. But because their contributions often go unacknowledged, they fade into obscurity—and the threads of their influence today aren’t as apparent as they ought to be. By Emily Temple-Wood.

The story of the first roman fonts, from Sweynheym & Pannartz to Aldus Manutius. By John Boardley.

Elaine Ling considers herself an old soul, which may explain why she’s long been drawn to some of the oldest human creations on the planet: ancient stones... By Jordan G. Teicher.

Archaeologists have uncovered a trove of previously undocumented rock art in northern Arizona, including a prehistoric solar calendar that has been marking the seasons for more than 700 years.

This could change our understanding of the mysterious Etruscan civilization in Italy. By Annalee Newitz.

When the so called Islamic State group took control of Palmyra, it destroyed the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel and executed the man who looked after it.

Instagram photographer m1rasoulifard captures the structural and artistic intricacies of iran's most renowned places of worship and cultural complexes.

One year ago a man took a pneumatic drill to the statue of a winged bull at the gates of the ancient city of Nineveh, near Mosul in modern Iraq. It's one of countless treasures destroyed by vandals, militants or military action in the region in the last 15 years. Kanishk Tharoor and Maryam Maruf tell the first of 10 stories about ancient objects that have now been lost.

An Animated History of Writing

The Rapa Nui people, who have lived on Easter Island since before Europeans arrived, accomplished incredible feats of engineering. But some centuries ago, their numbers dwindled. What kickstarted the collapse of this civilization? By Eva Botkin-Kowacki.

Like most people, my high-school training in mathematics involved next-to-no history, barely touching on the names of a few mathematicians, like Pythagoras, and their theorems. I graduated only vaguely aware that geometry came from ancient Greece and algebra came from the Babylonians... By Robert Coolman.

Sprawling hieroglyphs dating back around 5,000 years have been discovered in Egypt's Sinai Desert. Carved into stone, the symbols reveal secrets of the early pharaohs, including a queen named Neith-Hotep who ruled Egypt. By Owen Jarus.

An ancient site of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey has rewritten the early history of civilization. By Andrew Curry.

Along southern Florida’s coast, the ancient Calusa constructed an entire island of shell and defied the Spanish Conquest.