The Battle of Marathon, which took place in late summer of 490 BC, was a defining moment in ancient history.

This summer, Tim Mentz Sr. took to YouTube to tell the world about the destruction of his cultural heritage. A former tribal historic preservation officer of the Standing Rock Sioux, he was upset and spoke rapidly about the area behind him, an expanse of the Great Plains cut by a new 150-foot-wide road.

In the highlands of Guatemala, millions of fragments of Maya ceramics, Classic Maya figurine molds, figurines, and incense burners were discovered.

A rare Viking gold pendant (a pierced imitation coin) found in Norfolk may map the Great Heathen Army’s route and reshape our view of the AD 865 invasion.

Back in 1200 BC, a man named Paneb was accused of corruption and sexual assault and those charges likely cost him his job. His crimes were recorded on an ancient Egyptian papyrus and have been known about for decades, but the current social climate has brought his terrible acts back to light

Fragments of colossal limestone statues depicting Pharaoh Amenhotep III as a sphinx have been unearthed at an ancient Egyptian temple in Luxor.

Archaeologists working in Mexico City have made a series of amazing finds and these could lead to the discovery of an Aztec Emperor’s long-lost tomb.

Seven early Byzantine tunnel lines have been found beneath Hagia Sophia during restoration, revealing hidden infrastructure under Istanbul’s famous monument.

Study of 60,000-year-old ostrich eggshell engravings finds repeated geometric rules - parallel lines and near-right angles - hinting at early abstract planning.

What is a symbol? This is a tough question to answer when tasked with analyzing the earliest graphic productions. What we might today interpret as figurative representations might just be an ancient doodle that had no special purpose.