After eight years of research, experts have unearthed 18 structures so far, including residential homes and ceremonial temples. Experts believe the city—since named Peñico—was once a thriving urban ...

Archaeologists in Peru have found new evidence showing how the oldest known civilization in the Americas adapted and survived a climate catastrophe without resorting to violence. A team led by the ...

Mankind has sought civilization since the earliest days of recorded history. However, some kingdoms were the first to start and ended up charting out a path that few others would for centuries. Today, ...

A series of severe, decades-long droughts ushered the end of the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world's oldest civilizations, a new study finds. This Indus Valley Civilization (also known as ...

The existential question of which countries are the oldest has long intrigued historians, and for good reason. However, defining what makes a country "old" is challenging, as it depends on historical ...

Archaeologists announced Thursday the discovery of the remains of a woman who lived approximately 5,000 years ago and is believed to have belonged to the elite of the Caral civilization, one of the ...

There are 195 countries in the world. Of these, some have roots that can be traced back thousands of years. The concept of a country or nation-state is relatively modern, but many regions have ancient ...