Ancient Civilization

For Ancient Indigenous Civilizations, Every Day Was Earth Day

The Huffington Post | Laura Steiner | Posted 04.22.2012

While today we must actually take a day off to celebrate the Earth, in Latin America, for thousand of years, indigenous communities had a relationship...

The 15 Embarrassments of the Ancient World

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.16.2012

Mark C. Miller

World's first fraternity party. Photo: Getty Images/ ZoneCreative What do the Colossus of Rhodes, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Mausoleu...

PHOTOS: 10 Ancient Cities To Visit

Historvius | Posted 04.29.2012

Historvius

The world is packed full of astounding ancient cities that have survived through the ages.

Amazon Once Held As Many As 20 Million People, Scientists Believe

Washington Post | Juan Forero | Posted 05.25.2011

Archaeologists, many of them Americans, say the opposite is true: This patch of forest, and many others across the Amazon, was instead home to an adva...

Peru: Ancient City Found By Archaeologists

Reuters | DANA FORD | Posted 05.25.2011

LIMA -- Researchers digging at the Cerro Patapo archeological site in northern Peru have discovered the ruins of an entire city, which may provide the...