An Egyptian-American team unearthed a large royal tomb for an unknown king belonging to the mysterious Abydos Dynasty, a ...

Long associated with family gatherings and shared labor, tamales continue to anchor Christmas celebrations across cultures.

The ancient Maya and Aztecs had detailed calendars that celebrated New Year's Eve at different times, with traditions to mark ...

Hidden beneath a hill in Mexico lies the world’s largest pyramid by volume—the Great Pyramid of Cholula. Long thought to be a natural formation, new evidence reveals a complex built by unknown ...

I was extraordinarily fortunate to meet the esteemed Dr. Tom Cummins nearly twenty years ago in Cusco, Peru - one of the great world centers, or axis mundi. Tom was one of our brilliant lecturers ...

Danish linguists have achieved a breakthrough that could finally solve one of archaeology's greatest mysteries by deciphering the writing system of ancient Teotihuacan. The discovery reveals that the ...