In the soft, golden light of the Cairo Museum, a glᴀss case cradles the face of a woman who once ruled the living world and now reigns…

In the silent depths of Siberia’s frozen soil, archaeologists have unearthed a secret that slept for millennia — the mummified remains of a child, preserved by time…

In the desolate, sun-scorched expanse of Yemen’s Al-Mahra desert, the earth opens its mouth. This is the Well of Barhout, a colossal sinkhole plunging into profound darkness,…

On the elegant, tree-lined Paseo de Montejo in Mérida, a symphony of stone rises from the earth, a modern monument that speaks in an ancient tongue. The…

Hidden high in the Andes Mountains of Peru, the ancient city of Cusco—once the capital of the Inca Empire—holds within its stones a mystery that has fascinated…

General Introduction In the early 20th century, deep within the tropical forests of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, archaeologists from the Carnegie Insтιтution of Washington (USA) uncovered a finely…