Well before the Europeans arrived, the indigenous people of North America raised cities that rivaled those an ocean away.

This video uncovers the towering predator that once ruled ancient North America. Viewers learn how its size and speed created ...

Newly identified bones tie the mysterious Burtele foot to a new Australopithecus species that lived alongside Lucy more than ...

New research in the Journal of Human Evolution suggests that the ancient ‘Lazarus’ primate was North America's last until ...

America’s vast landscape encompasses some of Earth’s most breathtaking natural wonders, from towering mountain ranges and ...

Peru's Ministry of Culture has confirmed a groundbreaking discovery that rewrites the history of ancient astronomy in the Americas. Archaeologists working at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex ...

Poverty Point, a 3,500-year-old earthen mound, is a well-researched UNESCO World Heritage Site, but a pair of studies ...

Fresh research into the spectacular rock art of southwest Texas has revealed that ancient hunter-gatherers maintained a sophisticated belief system for more than four millennia, creating elaborate ...

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

Before the early American settlers moved into Ohio in the 1780s, the region was home to ancient Mound Builders and Native American tribes.

A deep heat mass beneath the Appalachians appears to have started near a rift between Greenland and North America. Its slow southward journey reveals that ancient tectonic events still influence the ...

The Art of the Ancient Americas pavilion features dense displays and the Princeton Vase. The pavilion represents art up to 5,000 years old.