Hygieia was a prominent figure in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology—she was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of ...

Running along the Caribbean shores of the lush Yucatán Peninsula, Riviera Maya is a 100-mile (160km) stretch of sands ...

Greece is often celebrated for its sun-drenched islands and ancient ruins, but tucked between its olive groves and mountain ...

When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering pyramids, majestic temples, and the noseless Great Sphinx of Giza ...

Digging into the dry soil of a field in southern Germany, archaeologists hit some rocks and painstakingly unearthed a massive stone structure. They’d expected to find something at this site — but what ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a 1,500-year-old synagogue in Israel's Golan Heights, revealing new evidence of ancient ...

Underwater archaeologists working in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Naples, off Italy’s western coast, recently discovered the ruins of spectacular Roman villas. Built 2,000 years ago, or possibly ...

Something of a hidden gem, Caracol is one of the largest Maya sites of Central America, and certainly the largest in Belize, yet it receives far less footfall than other ruins in the region. The ...

After I spontaneously visited Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, it became my favorite Italian city. I love Cagliari's unique cuisine, laid-back pace, and proximity to beautiful beaches. In February, ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — This weekend, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) stopped in Clarksburg, West Virginia, to recognize the life of Francis Dalton, also known as the oldest known miner ...

In the 1970s, archaeologists discovered a prehistoric site along the slopes of the Jabal al-Lawz mountains in Saudi Arabia. Now, a new analysis of that site has revealed that it was inhabited by ...