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?

ONCE again, my regularly scheduled column appears on Christmas Day, something that only happens every three years or so, and ...

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 ...