The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

Mesoamerica: During the 5th and 6th centuries BC, the ancient Olmec civilization was coming to an end in Mexico. At the about same time, the Mayan civilization was rapidly expanding in Honduras ...

After 60 years in the United States, more than 900 artifacts are being repatriated to Mexico in a major archeological win.

Tak’alik Ab’aj is an archaeological site located on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. Its 1,700-year history spans a period that saw the transition from the Olmec civilization to the emergence of Early ...

and it was this Olmec mother culture that produced this unsettling face. So far this week the objects in this world history have taken me along the royal roads of the Persian Empire, into mythical ...