In the Ecuadorian Andes, young Otavalo Indigenous people are using anime to inspire pride in their culture and language.

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

Archaeologists have long known that complex societies can unravel with startling speed, but a growing body of evidence ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting ...

Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset almost impossible ...

Before modern science had a true understanding of what a solar eclipse is and how they work, ancient cultures had to form their own beliefs over what happened during this brief, but awesome, event.

An international team of archaeologists has revealed the role hallucinogenic drugs played in one ancient culture, according to a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academies of ...

The June solstice is fast approaching. But how did ancient cultures mark this astronomical event? The Northern Hemisphere's summer solstice marks the longest day of the year and the beginning of ...

Ancient Egyptian bust. How did ancient cultures view the mind, the brain, and their relationships? Source: Julia Kadel | Unsplash The German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus wrote in 1908 that ...

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...