Poverty Point, a 3,500-year-old earthen mound located in Louisiana, continues to puzzle archaeologists and historians.

New evidence suggests Poverty Point’s monumental mounds were created not by a ruling elite, but by egalitarian groups drawn together by shared ritual purpose. Some 3,500 years ago, hunter-gatherer ...

Straddling the Rhine River and offering a glorious blend of Swiss, German and French culture, this city satisfies history ...

Located in southwestern Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park is home to some of the oldest human dwellings in North America.

Across Louisiana, long earthen ridges and conical hills rise from flat ground, some tucked behind campus buildings, others hidden in pine woods or framed by modern highways. Archaeologists now argue ...

Location: Grand County, Utah, U.S. Size: 76,519 acres (44th largest National Park) Established: November 12, 1971 (34th national park established in the U.S. [Note: This site was originally designated ...

Its form aligns with astronomical events, suggesting ceremonial and cultural importance to past Indigenous communities.

Colorado National Parks are some of the most diverse and stunning in the United States. The state is the 'Gateway to the ...

A remarkably preserved horseshoe crab fossil from North America offers rare insight into some of the earliest known cases of ...

The only other conference with a lot to figure out not named the ACC is the American Conference. Between Tulane, Navy and North Texas, the American title game hasn't been decided. Tulane is the ...

Commentator Ann Coulter has sparked controversy by labeling Indian and Chinese H-1B visa recipients as 'cheaters,' alleging they exploit the system by bringing extended family to claim benefits. This ...

The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, arriving roughly 2000 years ago and not because of the Paleolithic expansion of Near East farmers. The findings ...