We may be standing on the shoulders of giants—and, if some legends are believed, that phrase might be shockingly literal.
The downfall of Nero in June of AD 68 set off a struggle in Rome that saw four emperors in the span of a year.
Situated on the Nile’s west bank opposite Luxor, Egypt’s Valley of the Kings took over from the pyramids as the pharaohs’ preferred location for the afterlife. The Valley is a timeless monument to the Ancient Egyptians’ complex vision of eternity.
Europe’s oldest known lakeside village has been discovered in the tranquil waters of Lake Ohrid in the Balkans, expanding our knowledge of early Neolithic life.
In 2025, Israeli archaeologists unearthed an incredible Early Bronze Age flint blade production workshop from 5,500 years ago, the first of its kind ever found in southern Israel.
Archaeologists in Belize have unearthed the 1,600-year-old tomb of the founding king of Caracol, one of the most powerful cities of the Classic Maya world.
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