"A thousand years ago we were once part of the magnificent Inca Empire, which also suffered climate change. They planted millions of trees to manage the weather," says Cusco-based Aucca.

Though the 16th-century Spanish conquistador invasion ended the Inca Empire, the legacy of the Incas ... centers and seats of government that were connected by one of the most astounding ...

Analysis of aerial and satellite images has rapidly identified ancient sites, but human expertise is still essential in ...

Portugal's voyages of discovery turned the nation into a trading empire. Maps, such as the 1502 Cantino ... Before long, Portuguese merchants were trading in luxury goods (mother-of-pearl ewer ...

Researchers believe the group likely died in a violent clash and were later buried by survivors from their ... which predate the rise of the Inca Empire. The discovery adds a new layer of ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

Archaeologists discovered an ancient city in North Macedonia that might be Lyncus, the capital of an ancient civilization.

Archaeologist Jósef Szykulski concluded that the group associated with the mass grave at El Curaca won the battle, as the ...

The discovery at the Maya site of Ucanal in Guatemala “marked a public dismantling of an old regime”—a rather pivotal moment ...

Discovering Maya cities used to involve bushwhacking through the jungle, schlepping gear and sidestepping snakes. And over ...