Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Egyptian temple hidden in a cliff face. The temple dates to around 2,100 years ago ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...

Montezuma Castle National Monument is one of the icons of Arizona you need to visit. Easy to add to a road trip to the Grand ...

Swiss and Norwegian neuroscientists have discovered that the ancient Aztec death whistle — often credited with emitting the scariest sound on earth — still terrifies people today due to a ...

The wail of the Aztec Death Whistle was the last thing many human sacrifices ever heard before they met their untimely end. The chilling noise is described as the 'scariest sound in the world ...

The Aztec death whistle, a small artifact shaped like a skull, produces one of the most terrifying sounds ever created by an ancient musical instrument (if you can call it musical that is).

Using georadar, they identified some possible ancient Roman ruins and decided to excavate, the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research said in a Nov. 15 news release.

In digging up ancient Aztec graves dating from the years 1250 to 1521 AD, archaeologists have found many examples of small whistles made of clay and formed into the shape of a skull. These ...

My guide Omar, waiting for me at the bottom of the kasbah, where ancient alleyways give way to ... Djemila is just one of myriad Roman ruins in Algeria. It is a vast site, requiring a full day ...

What and how one learned depended on one's place in society. In ancient times, much like today, education was highly valued. Subjects could range from reading and writing to philosophy and ethics.

A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a sabre-toothed cat, and its discovery is generating ripples of excitement among paleontologists. The mummy's exceptional ...