Scientists believe they’ve decoded the mysterious symbols of Teotihuacan, revealing a potential ancient ancestor of Nahuatl.

Columbus wasn't the first European to reach the Western Hemisphere; the Vikings had landed in Newfoundland about 500 years ...

Join Dr. Ioannis Syrigos from Ancient Origins as he interviews Eckart Frahm, Yale professor and leading expert on Assyria and Mesopotamian history. Together, they’ll uncover the mysteries of the ...

Danish linguists have achieved a breakthrough that could finally solve one of archaeology's greatest mysteries by deciphering the writing system of ancient Teotihuacan. The discovery reveals that the ...

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of ...

Their findings line up perfectly with Rapa Nui oral traditions, which have long claimed the statues literally walked from the ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

Josh Gates has been called a modern-day Indiana Jones, leaping the globe in search of mysteries, treasures, answers and ...

A metal detectorist discovered a Byzantine era hoard of gold coins and jewelry near the Sea of Galilee. Archaeologists near ...

One of the most astonishing and famed mysteries of modern times may be closer to being solved, Amelia Earhart’s plane that went missing in 1937 might have been discovered after 88 ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

In Egypt, Cleopatra—a universal symbol of ancient royalty—continues to captivate through her legacy and the mysteries surrounding her fate. Since her disappearance, scholars and enthusiasts alike have ...