A discovery in a 1,100-year-old Wari outpost suggests that powerful, communal intoxicants may have helped foster alliances.

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

Iklaina in Peloponnese was a major center of Mycenaean culture and findings indicate that it may be the first city-state in ...

Gitana was the second, and one of the most important, capitals and political centers of Ancient Thesprotia, a region in ...

Periods of peace and wealth allowed people to invest more in the afterlife, leaving behind a lasting record of cultural and ...

ANGKOR, Cambodia -- -- ANGKOR, Cambodia -- Built by a mighty 9th-century Khmer king, the soaring temple of Phnom Bakheng stands atop the highest peak of ancient Angkor. With a sweeping view that takes ...

Tombs scattered across China, built between the 4,000-year old Xia Dynasty and the modern era, reflect the political and ...

This Unesco world heritage site houses 252 caves and 51,000 Buddha statues, displaying a fusion of religion and politics in ...