An ancient city was most likely ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society" more than 9,000 years ago, according to a study published in Science this week.. Researchers extracted the ...

A rare marble statue from the Roman period has been unearthed in an ancient city that was devastated by earthquakes around 1,600 years ago. The "exceptionally preserved" statue was found in the ...

The ancient city of Elengubu, known today as Derinkuyu, in Turkey was discovered when a man knocked down the basement wall to catch his chickens.

A lost ancient city famed for its pearls may have finally been identified by archaeologists. A team of researchers working on Siniyah Island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ...

A previously unknown ancient Maya city has been discovered in the jungles of southern Mexico, the country's anthropology institute said on Tuesday, adding it was likely an important center more ...

Scientists use laser technology to uncover more Mayan ruins 03:10. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and ...

Work to uncover this city first took place in the mid-1700s under the direction of a local prince, Gabriele Lancillotto Castelli. But the first modern excavations didn’t start until the 1950s, and ...

For decades, this city of 40,000 has drawn the very religious and very creative, those seeking to commune with nature, art and wine, or pray at Safed’s main landmark — a hillside cemetery ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Alexander the Great tried to conquer Termessos but failed. Today, the incredible deserted ruins of this once-powerful city, perched like a fortified eagle’s nest high in the mountains of ...