UK scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough in their efforts to decipher 2000-year-old papyrus scrolls that were ...

With its historical relics, worn but sturdy wood reading table and hundreds of ancient books lining the walls, it’s easy to imagine friars hard at work in the Guardian Angels Friary Library.

Monschau, located in western Germany near the Belgian border, is a picturesque town that feels especially enchanting in the early morning. Nestled in the Eifel Mountains, it is renowned for its ...

After languishing for decades, the Baltic countries have dusted off their fusty image as a second-rate travel destination and ...

It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...

The team ventured into the partially flooded cave as part of an ongoing research project. See what they found inside.

Archaeologists found the ancient graveyard during construction work and, so far, have excavated less than half of it.

Step back in time at the ruins of one of the oldest cities in the world. This massive Peruvian pyramid complex is the ideal ...

Production designer Craig Lathrop had plenty of time to consider ideas inspired by a gothic era. But that doesn't mean the forces of time — and nature — helped him along.

Ancient-DNA analyses identify a Caucasus Lower Volga people as the ancient originators of Proto-Indo-European, the precursor ...

Nearly two decades ago, researchers discovered a large tomb complex in Spain dating to between 3,200 and 2,200 years ago. The ...