The unearthing of ancient ruins beneath desert sands is a thrilling development in archaeology, offering revolutionary insights into the sophisticated cultures of bygone civilizations. The Role of ...

Despite its relative proximity to the Pacific Ocean, South America’s Atacama Desert is so arid that scientists use it to simulate conditions on Mars. Yet a thousand years ago, farmers grew crops there ...

In a stunning archaeological find, a team has uncovered an ancient megacity buried deep in the desert, predating known civilizations by thousands of years. This extraordinary site features massive ...

GHARDAIA, Algeria — For miles, there are only plains of orange Saharan sand, a dusty empty road, shepherds in white turbans leading camels and sheep to patches of parched grass. Then the road curves ...

Researchers confirmed a total of six different fortified walls surrounding a network of oases in the northwest Arabian Desert. The oldest wall is upwards of 5,000 years old, with some new finds dating ...

On the arid desert slopes of northern Peru, archaeologists have unearthed a 3,800-year-old city that could transform the understanding of the continent's earliest civilizations. The site, called ...

It caught my eye, like a ruby someone had dropped on the ground. I was already looking for something, a handhold maybe, a place to step as the two of us scrambled up this route of cliffs and ledges in ...

Following a break for the holidays, Firaxis Games is back to unveiling new civilizations that are being introduced with Civilization VI's upcoming Gathering Storm expansion. Today's reveal is for Mali ...