On the balmy shores of Bahia, surfers have become obsessed with Itacare, one of the world's best new beach getaways.

Legends and rumors trail the elusive Queen of Sheba through the rock-hewn wonders and rugged hills of Ethiopia.

If the route between the two major North American ice sheets didn’t fully open until about 13,000 years ago, how did early Homo sapiens travel from Alaska down into the Americas and even to ...

Looking for a romantic trip in nature? These six destinations offer intimacy, wilderness and comfort for couples.

Pre-construction archaeological work at Benin City, Nigeria. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin ...

Thonis-Heracleion, Alexandria, Meroë, and Jenne-Jeno were once centers of sophistication and wealth, but their fortunes waned over time. Although their ancient splendors disappeared from sight, ...

The origins and migrations of modern humans around the world are a hot topic of debate. Genetic analyses have pointed to ...

Excavations in Benin, Nigeria, have uncovered a record of the Kingdom, revealing royal quarters, shrines, and layers from the ...

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions for nearly 300,000 years despite extreme climate swings. The tools, ...

The site sits within sediments that record major environmental upheaval in East Africa during the late Pliocene. Around 3.44 ...

The Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib, is a serial property comprising seven archaeological sites that bear witness to the rich Kingdom of Saba and its architectural, aesthetic and ...

Tools recovered from three sedimentary layers in Kenya show continuous tool use spanning from 2.75 to 2.44 million years ago in the face of environmental changes.