Plato's account of Atlantis spoke of a "great plain." Like many aspects of the tale, scholars seek a location that fits the description.

Ancient scripts like Linear A and Rongorongo are among the mysterious undeciphered languages that continue to puzzle ...

Some ancient writing systems cannot be deciphered. Can artificial intelligence help crack the codes of the past?

History is filled with powerful empires that seemed invincible until they weren't. Between roughly 1250 and 1150 BCE, major ...

Diversity in the ancient world meant both inter-dependency and the presence of foreign agents who would ally with the drones ...

Excavations at Knossos exposed a dazzling Minoan world of palaces, ritual spectacle, and far-reaching sea connections, then a sudden age of disaster. After Thera’s eruption and island-wide turmoil, ...

Laser scans and other evidence show the Maya persisted in rural areas long after big cities collapsed. The Maya are known for their impressive pyramid complexes, like this one known as El Castillo at ...