Armed with a camera and tape recorder, he spent decades documenting the ancient traditions of nomadic Bedouin tribes, ...

New study suggests rise of ancient city Tiwanaku coincided with major volcanic event in Lake Titicaca Basin's vicinity ...

Five members of The Ancient Order of Hibernians from across America share what life is like being part of the AOH and what ...

Industrial farming in Brazil and off-road racing in Chile continue to threaten geoglyphs that are so big, they can only be ...

Garnet is January's birthstone. Its name derives from the medieval Latin " granatus ," meaning "pomegranate," according to ...

An executive order calls for buildings that "respect regional, traditional, and classical architectural heritage" ...

When we think of ancient disasters in America, our minds often drift to the dramatic tales of civilizations lost to time. From devastating natural catastrophes to human-made calamities ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Nowadays, we probably never stop to think about why money was invented. If you are a cynical person, you won't be surprised ...

Home to the oldest continuously cultivated soil in the US, this desert-bound city boasts a fascinating food scene all its own ...

The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

Their results, published in the journal Nature this month, present evidence that ancient bacterial strains related to the syphilis disease group were widespread in the Americas before the arrival ...