The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

Archaeologists working in western Asia Minor say they have mapped a dense constellation of 483 ancient settlements that once ...

Erich von Däniken dried his sweaty palms with granite dust as he scaled the Great Pyramid of Giza, crawling block by block up the nearly 4,000-year-old monument. It was 1954, when you could still ...

If you want to feel like Lara Croft, Indiana Jones, or Nathan Drake, you have to add these places to your bucket list.

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...

Many of the world’s most fascinating archaeological sites are overshadowed by their more famous neighbors, leaving countless ...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

Finding places mentioned in the Bible is not always easy; disputed claims can rage for decades over the proposed identification of an ancient site. Such attempts to locate biblical sites in the ...

The Khao Klang Nok monument in Si Thep, an ancient town 150 miles north of Bangkok, has survived more than a thousand years as kingdoms and empires rose and fell around it. But in just the week since ...

From ancient ruins to stunning island getaways, Greece offers a perfect blend of history, culture and breathtaking landscapes. Whether your dream trip involves basking on Crete's tranquil shorelines ...

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