New archaeological research uncovers the long-hidden truth behind one of North America's most iconic ancient sites.

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 ...

A major new study challenges long-standing ideas about who built Poverty Point, one of the Americas’ oldest monuments, 3,500 ...

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI—It had been previously thought that the Poverty Point earthworks in northeastern Louisiana were inhabited some 3,500 years ago by a complex, hierarchical society ruled as a ...

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Residents abandoned Nya Lödöse in 1624, moving to the more strategic location of Gothenburg, which has now grown to over one ...

The moments when four ancient worlds faced disaster are brought to life in an epic new series exploring Rome, Egypt, the Aztecs and the samurai of Japan. Drawing on the beautiful art and artefacts ...

Heretic, debater, wife-snatcher, subject of a posthumous cult: Pico della Mirandola certainly had a wild career. In this smart and rangy book, Wilson-Lee, a Cambridge don, paints a glorious portrait ...

Excerpted with permission from the publisher Economica: A global history of women, wealth and power, ‎ Victoria Bateman, ...