Scientists and archaeologists still harbor serious doubts about who the people were that mixed with the Thracians around 5,000 years ago, from which Thracian civilization itself would emerge. But it ...

For Eduardo Cano, jewelry is more than adornment—it is history cast in gold. As the CEO of Cano Jewelry, a family business spanning five generations, Eduardo carries the weight of a legacy rooted in ...

The story of the River of Gold / Pamela Hearne -- Motifs, meanings, and myths: the iconography of Sitio Conte gold plaques / Elizabeth P. Benson -- Sitio Conte metalwork in its Pan-American context / ...

Police in Munich, Germany, said yesterday that they seized a disputed collection of Mayan, Aztecan, and Incan art treasures whose value is estimated at $100 million. Costa Rican officials had asked ...

Researchers in Peru have announced the discovery of more than 100 previously unknown archaeological structures at Gran Pajatén, a pre-Columbian settlement in the remote reaches of the Andes Mountains.

Before the arrival of Columbus, the Americas were home to diverse and sophisticated civilizations that shaped the continent’s history and culture. This video provides a detailed map-based summary of ...

Chapter 1. Paradoxical politics: negotiating the contraditions of political authority / Sarah Kurnick -- Chapter 2. Theories of power and legitimacy in archaeological contexts: the emergent regime of ...