Occupied since 300 AD, Fuerte de Samaipata was once home to the Mojocoyas culture, the Incas, and the Spanish conquistadors. After repeated attacks, the base of operations was moved, and the site aban …
Ancient Origins
Reconstructing the Story of Humanity's Past
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- When most people read the Iliad by Homer they focus on the battles and drama, but when you notice some of the details referring to the climate and geography you may see a different location for where …
- In the ‘Fertile Crescent’ sprung the beginning of civilization. The Sumerian civilization was the first to develop written language, arithmetic, and advanced military technology. Other significant con …
- How did the DNA from a burial pit in Lebanon shed light on the lives of nine 13th century Crusader soldiers and how they mixed with the local population? What do researchers hope to learn with further …
- An explosion targeting a tourist bus at Giza has left 16 people injured.
- The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest written story on Earth, is a story of self-discovery and adventure. But is there more to it than that? In part it seems to tell a tale of an extraterrestrial’s son se …
