In the early 1970s, South African summer sun searing his back, 14-year-old Stephen Townley Bassett dutifully followed his uncle into the shade offered by one of myriad caves dotted among the Cederberg ...

Thousands of years ago, people built things so advanced that even today’s experts can’t explain how. These ancient creations weren’t lucky guesses-they were brilliant, precise, and way ahead of their ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Indiana Jones wannabes, your time has come. A local government in India is offering a $1 million prize to the first person who cracks the code of an ancient script found in the ruins of one of the ...

Blue is everywhere today, but ancient people seemed blind to it. From Homer’s “wine-dark sea” to missing blue in ancient art, this mystery has puzzled researchers for decades. The answer may lie deep ...