Every year, Athens draws millions of history buffs to the sun-bleached stones of its ancient temples. The city’s legendary landmarks—the Acropolis...

Every year, Athens draws millions of history buffs to the sun-bleached stones of its ancient temples. The city’s legendary landmarks—the Acropolis...

Herodes Atticus is a name familiar to many, thanks to the ancient odeon beneath the Acropolis of Athens that bears his name. Yet few are aware of the...

Herodes Atticus is a name familiar to many, thanks to the ancient odeon beneath the Acropolis of Athens that bears his name. Yet few are aware of the...

A few weeks ago we reported that archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Caracol’s founding ruler, Teʼ K’ab Chaak, in what is being called...

A few weeks ago we reported that archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Caracol’s founding ruler, Teʼ K’ab Chaak, in what is being called...

Long before humans could measure carbon dioxide or study weather patterns, tiny bits of space rock were quietly recording Earth’s atmospheric...

Long before humans could measure carbon dioxide or study weather patterns, tiny bits of space rock were quietly recording Earth’s atmospheric...

THE archaeologists worked beneath the towering ruins of Caracol, the largest Maya city in Belize, piercing the floor of a structure they had explored...

Beyond their bronze rams and powerful oars, the formidable warships, the triremes, of ancient Athens harbored a secret weapon: their names. A...