The ruins of Augusta Raurica near Basel, Switzerland are home to the best-preserved Roman theater north of the Alps.

Pity the Romans. Their sculpture is often compared unfavorably to that of the Greeks. While the work of their Attic cousins is celebrated for being high-minded and idealistic—all those ripped bodies, ...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday (October 19, 2025) said Indians in ancient times travelled the world over to propagate culture and science, but never conquered or ...

This is a continuation on discoveries showing how the Ness Of Brodgar Excavations on the Orkney Mainland are revealing a Mesolithic past with links not only to Britain’s own Lost Atlantis, but also to ...

The ancient peoples of Anatolia and the Near East did not go unaffected by the terrible consequences of the Younger Dryas comet impact event, now known to have devastated the North American continent ...

A German woman who stole the top of an ancient column in Olympia over half a century ago has returned it to Greece, the Greek culture ministry said Saturday. The capital of the column, made of ...

Humans have been getting ink for at least 5,200 years. Here are some of the most intriguing ancient tattoos, from cultic symbols to complex horse motifs. The remains of the intricately tattooed body ...

These videos explore compelling archaeological theories and mysteries surrounding ancient civilizations. They present evidence suggesting the use of advanced machining techniques in sites near Cusco, ...

In “Proto,” Laura Spinney details the centurieslong effort to reconstruct Proto-Indo-European (PIE), what linguists believe to be the mother tongue of a diverse constellation of languages from ...

FILE - Archbishop of Washington Wilton Gregory, left, greets parishioners following Mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington in this June 2019 photo. Gregory was the first African American in charge ...

Ari Caramanica receives funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities. Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it’s one of the driest deserts ...

Discover the ancient Manteno people of coastal Ecuador, a pre-Columbian society that thrived from 600 A.D. until European contact. In this video, we explore their culture, lifestyle, and the mysteries ...