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 ...

Yet the very system that made Angkor great eventually contributed to its downfall. Researchers determined that a period of strong monsoon rains was followed by a severe drought, which caused damage to ...

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 ...