Across the world, different ancient civilizations built similar structures. Could they have been mapping out the stars?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of history's biggest questions is: "How does an entire civilization disappear?" One can comprehend how an object or even a ...

A archaeological excavation in Burghead Fort has uncovered a longhouse from the Picts, a late Iron Age and early Medieval powerhouse Armenia Cool Finds Researchers did not notice the cheery, ...

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The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...

According to ancient Greek texts, this was a land of eternal spring, inhabited by a race of giants who lived for a thousand years without disease or war. They called it Hyperborea, a realm existing ...

Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments, ...

A fortuitous accident transformed the life of a farmer in Sichuan Province in 1929 when he uncovered jade, leading to the remarkable discovery of Sanxingdui. This Bronze Age site is a treasure trove ...

Cuneiform tablets revealed the site in Iraqi Kurdistan is the legendary city of Mardaman World Monuments Fund raised $1 million to help repair 15 structures at the World Heritage Site that were ...