Archaeology

"It's not every day that one steps on a sword in the lake!"

Ancient sites are being revealed thanks to a curious agricultural phenomenon

Satellite images revealed pre-Colombian settlements dating to 1250‒1500 A.D. 

The ancient cave was used for ritual sacrifices

The 80 million-year-old fossil is the most complete ever found on mainland Africa

The bronze-age city of Mari was second only to Babylon, and the library of tablets it held offers rich insight into all aspects of an intricate political world