The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

A Glimpse into History Machu Picchu's history is as intriguing as its breathtaking scenery. Built in the 15th century under ...

The unfortunate children, meanwhile, are thought to have been an offering to the gods after heavy ... and ambition of the Inca, who controlled the largest pre-Hispanic empire in all South America.

Three decades on from the raid of 610, Arab war bands succeeded in conquering the whole of Syria. A century on and they had come to rule an empire that stretched from the Atlantic to central Asia. So ...

By Lauren Jackson I have spent the last year reporting on belief. As religion in America declined, experts administered last rites. Churches were approaching “their twilight hour” as ...

A multidisciplinary and international research project has brought fresh insights into the origins and diversity of the populations that lived under and after the Hun empire between the late 4th ...

Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role in the political, social, and personal aspects of people's lives. From the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus in ...

Tawantinsuyu was the name given to the Inca empire by its inhabitants ... process involving discarding cards representing your devotion to a pantheon of gods, paying varying amounts of food to access ...