Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

The ancient peoples of the Philippines and of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) may have built sophisticated boats and mastered ...

Learn how environmental changes have humbled many of history’s most successful and dominant cultures.

Human instincts shape society, influencing power, inequality, and survival. Education can challenge these patterns.

A collective work titled "Archaeology of the Amazon" offers a broad overview of traces left by thirteen millennia of human ...

Scientists studied the scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing embalming materials and conservation effects.

Archaeologists found evidence of a permanent Indigenous settlement in Canada dating back 11,000 years, rewriting America's ...

The ancient Greek myths are full of beings that bear a striking resemblance to the vampires of later folklore.

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a complex, ancient necropolis that may shed new light on the elite members of an ...

The survival of civilization may be at stake. The last 80 years or so represent an unprecedented historical period of ...

Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves—but they have to act fast.