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A new book argues that societies built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.

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Fresh research into the spectacular rock art of southwest Texas has revealed that ancient hunter-gatherers maintained a sophisticated belief system for more than four millennia, creating elaborate ...

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A breakthrough study claims to have solved the centuries-old mystery of why the Indus Valley civilisation fell. The findings ...

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While Mother Nature is undoubtedly a master artist, humanity has also sculpted its own breathtaking masterpieces across the ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence of an Indigenous artistic tradition that was painted along the U.S.-Mexico border for ...

Learn what caused a major population crash in the Maya civilization, driving several cities to fall into ruin.