She spent twenty years chasing a ghost. Now, the Dominican archaeologist who convinced Egypt to let her dig says the moment has arrived. Kathleen Martínez has teamed up with Robert Ballard—the man who ...

Encephalitis lethargica is an illness that attacks the brain, leaving the victims like living statues—speechless and motionless. This disease turned into a full-blown epidemic around the world in the ...

Archaeologists excavating near ruins on the island of Sardinia discovered an Iron Age scarab amulet that originated from ...

An ancient skyscraper considered the seventh wonder of the world crumbled to ruin centuries ago. Now an ambitious archaeological project aims to reassemble it in 3-D.

After a 20-year search, a daring archaeologist may have cracked one of history's greatest mysteries. New discoveries in an ancient temple—a sunken harbor, secret tunnels, and coins with her famous ...

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Archaeologists have discovered a 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb in southern Mexico, adorned with complex carvings, which has been called “the most significant archaeological discovery of the last decade.

A relief of an owl sits above the entrance to a Zapotec tomb in Oaxaca, Mexico. OAXACA, MEXICO—La Brújula Verde reports that a 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb has been found in the Central Valleys region ...

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