From ancient cities buried beneath the sands to mummies revealing new secrets, 2021 brought a wave of remarkable archaeological discoveries. This roundup highlights the most groundbreaking finds—from ...

Archeologists analyzing stretches of the Amazon using LIDAR have discovered a long-lost Portuguese colony in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Experts found geometric shapes—possibly denoting places of ...

In ancient Asia, particularly the period spanning from 130 B.C.E. to 1453 C.E., one of the most prominent trade routes in the nation was the Silk Road. Technically, it was only called that after its ...

Cutting-edge LiDAR technology has revealed an astonishing secret concealed beneath the dense jungle canopy of Ecuador's Andean Chocó: hundreds of pre-Hispanic structures that dramatically expand our ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A new LiDAR survey of previously discovered Silk Road sites reveals a more sprawling ...

A Mayan city lost in the dense jungle of southern Mexico has been revealed. The discovery occurred in the southeastern state of Campeche, and archaeologists have named it Valeriana, after a nearby ...