Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it's one of the driest deserts in the ...

Ancient practices hold important lessons for farmers facing drying lands, but they were often more complex than modern societies realize. Glacier loss adds to the challenge today.

Gold is prized for its beauty and rarity but it is also indestructible, the same piece changing forms through history and ...

THE Altamira Caves in northern Spain and the paintings on their walls dating back 14,000 years is a great reminder of how far ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...

Archaeologists uncovered ancient puppet-like figurines. Estimated to be around 2,400 years old, they oddly resemble modern ...

Yet, people not only occupied ... of this landscape succeed, where the Spanish and the modern-day agro-industrial complex have repeatedly failed? Ancient beliefs, behaviors and norms – what ...

Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, ...

El Greco’s association with Toledo has played an important role in boosting tourism in this historical Castilian town.