Inca polities on Peru’s south coast,” says Bongers. “They were particularly famous for their mercantile activity.” The Band ...

Dreaming of ancient ruins, epic mountain views, and clear skies? Timing your trip to Machu Picchu can make or break the experience—and avoiding Peru’s rainy season is the key to seeing this wonder at ...

With new technology, smarter tools, and a lot of patient digging, historians and archaeologists are uncovering marvels from every corner of the world. One day it’s an enormous thigh bone from a ...

Monmouth College students spent J‑term trekking Peru’s Inca Trail, blending history, culture and endurance in an immersive academic adventure.

A new bioarchaeological study has identified what researchers describe as the first known case of deliberate mummification applied to a child sacrificed during the Inca capacocha ritual. The finding ...

With new technology, smarter tools, and a lot of patient digging, historians and archaeologists are uncovering marvels from every corner of the world. One day it’s an enormous thigh bone from a ...

The Late Classic period saw the pinnacle of ancient Maya civilization, with a population that exceeded 10 million people.

This week, we revisit Egypt's sacred, mystical wilderness, not the desert caves where early Christian mystics meditated, but instead the birthplace of the philosophy and magic systems that inspired ...

Fossils from a Moroccan cave have been dated with remarkable accuracy to about 773,000 years ago, thanks to a magnetic ...

The Inca civilization was one of the most vital societies in South America in terms of its cultural influence and legacy.

Super Bowl LX has come and gone, and the commercials gave us something to watch while the Seattle Seahawks mauled the New England Patriots. There have been some iconic Super Bowl commercials ...