Owen Jarus

How would history have unfolded if Christopher Columbus had never reached the New World?

Archaeologists have uncovered part of a cemetery, including 1,000-year-old human skeletons, near the remains of a fortified medieval settlement in the village of Borkowo in Poland.

The Wari used beer mixed with psychedelics to help build an empire in Peru around 1,200 years ago, a new study suggests.

The temple may have been dedicated to a mother goddess worshipped by many cultures, including the Greeks and the Romans.

A unique statue dating back to the fifth dynasty of ancient Egypt has been discovered at the necropolis of Saqqara.

A large, 5,000-year-old dolmen has been discovered by archaeologists in southern Spain.

Hundreds of coins that depict Cleopatra VII have been discovered in an Egyptian temple. The archaeologist who led the team believes the female pharaoh's tomb is nearby.

The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?

Human sacrifices dating back around 2,300 years have been found near an ancient temple in Peru.

More than 6,000 years ago, invaders were captured in northeastern France before being tortured and mutilated.