In 1886, mining engineer John T. Reid was told the Paiute legend of a giant people defeated by the natives near Lovelock, Nevada. The last of the giants met their fiery end deep within the bowels of a ...

THE ancient Turkish city of Hierapolis hosts what is believed to be the oldest ‘Gate to Hell’ on Earth. It is a passage once ...

Francesco D'Andria, professor of classic archaeology at the University of Salento, who led the excavation of the cave, said: “People could watch the sacred rites from these steps, but they could ...

The prehistoric human skull found in the Petralona Cave in Northern Greece challenges the Out of Africa theory of the origin of Homo sapiens ...

It is believed to be the oldest ‘Gate to Hell’ on Earth and 2000 years later, it lies in ruins - yet visitors should still be wary. It is a passage once used for animal sacrifices to the Greek god of ...

During their excavation of the site in 2013, archaeologists reported witnessing several birds dropping dead after flying too ...

On Belgian-Australian writer Simon Leys and his books on China. Plus Maoism: suicide and madness.

The class then delved into the historical context of these towns, where Black people were often forbidden from staying ... and even archaeology to bring history to life. “No part of this is ...