New books by Mia Tsai, J.R. Dawson, Daniel Kraus and Seth Haddon explore how we recall the past when everything falls apart.

Could an Egyptian coffin, dated 5,000 years ago, hold the answer to one of the night sky’s greatest mysteries? University of ...

To the casual observer, they're just a pack of playing cards. But to initiates, the mysterious figures of the Tarot deck symbolize the keys to ancient wisdom. The 78 cards can be employed to unlock ...

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

The Aetolians were an ancient Greek tribe of hardened hillmen that managed to defeat the mighty army of Alexander the Great.

A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology has emerged from Caracol, Belize, where the University of Houston team uncovered the ...

Te K'ab Chaak was a wealthy warrior king who rose to power in 331 C.E. His burial is the first royal tomb found in the ...

The Mesa Public Library is hosting its annual Big Book Sale this weekend, offering deep discounts for ABC15 Smart Shoppers.

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

Ancient hunter-gatherers built monumental mounds at Kaillachuro in Peru without kings, rewriting history of "monumental ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first known ruler of Caracol, an ancient Maya city in present-day Belize.

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of the Maya king who founded the city of Caracol in what is now Belize.