The items were taken in the late 19th century from what was then called the Dutch East Indies. Indonesia had been trying to get them back for decades. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Amsterdam The ...

During Egypt’s pyramid age, a well-connected man named Wahtye died and was laid to rest in the vast royal cemetery that now occupies the desert west of modern Cairo. His colorfully decorated tomb, ...

Chichén Itzá, Mexico — At the spring and fall equinoxes, the setting sun casts serpent-like shadows along the northern stairs of El Castillo, or “the castle.” Built more than a thousand years ago by ...

Restoration on the 4,400-year-old Pyramid of Sahura led researchers to create a more comprehensive blueprint of the structure. Using LiDAR imaging, the team confirmed the presence of previously ...

Even today, vast areas of Antarctica remain unexplored. Despite technological advancements, accessing some regions of the ice ...

Damaged cells produce molecules that trigger inflammation and stimulate the innate or adaptive immune response. These damage-associated molecular patterns, or DAMPs, may be released in response to ...

Belgian archaeologists recently uncovered a mudbrick structure on a hill at Thebes (modern Luxor) that is actually the base of a pyramid erected for a top minister of 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II, ...

A new survey of the dimensions and orientation of ancient Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza has found that its builders attained a remarkable degree of accuracy despite limited technology. The ...