Genghis Khan founded the city, located in what is now central Mongolia, around 1220 C.E.
Found near a Byzantine-era winery, the jewelry likely belonged to a wealthy, high-status individual
Researchers initially thought the structure was a passageway to the ancient arena
The Anahuacalli Museum has expanded its campus to create a community art center first envisioned by the Mexican muralist in 1941
Archaeological evidence of the Srivijaya Empire is limited, but recent finds made along the Musi River may shed light on the mysterious civilization
The well-preserved sculptures—believed to have stood in an ancient mausoleum—depict a woman, man and child
Carved scenes in the grave depict the life of Ptah-M-Wia, an important figure in the 19th-Dynasty pharaoh's government
Napoleon's empress was an early 19th-century style icon. Now, two of her diadems are on sale at Sotheby's
Researchers discovered the boat and other artifacts linked to the pre-Hispanic civilization near the ruins of Chichén Itzá
The four-year, $150 million project added 30,000 square feet of exhibition space to the Colorado museum's high-rise building
Formerly in the Smithsonian collections, a lock of hair taken from the Lakota leader verifies South Dakota man is his great-grandson
The gold mask found in Peru was used in the burial of an elite leader from the Sicán culture
"[W]e have never located so many new wrecks in one season," says the director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
The civil rights pioneer pushed back against segregation nine months before Rosa Parks' landmark protest but has long been overlooked
Once thought to be migrants from West Asia, the deceased were actually direct descendants of a local Ice Age population, DNA analysis suggests
The artist, who died this month at age 60, sought to emphasize condemned prisoners' humanity
Critics of the planned high-speed railroad point to its potential damage to archaeological sites and the environment
A sizable community of monks made leather for paper and printing at the major industrial site
A new exhibition unites 17th-century artifacts with contemporary artists' responses to the mass hysteria event
Researchers discovered the remains of a mid-19th century house, a centuries-old Chinese coin and other traces of the short-lived town of Terrace
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