After eight years of research, experts have unearthed 18 structures so far, including residential homes and ceremonial temples. Experts believe the city—since named Peñico—was once a thriving urban ...

THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER. BUT ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) R. Alexander Bentley, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) In my research ...

The concept of a country or nation-state is relatively modern, but many regions have ancient roots, with some of the oldest civilizations making significant contributions to human history. Here are ...

Mankind has sought civilization since the earliest days of recorded history. However, some kingdoms were the first to start and ended up charting out a path that few others would for centuries. Today, ...

According to the World Population Review, Iran is the oldest nation in the world based on the date of the earliest known evidence of an organized government. Determining a country's exact age is not ...

The burial was discovered in the remains of a building in an ancient fishing town. Peru Ministry of Culture Around 5,000 years ago, members of an ancient Peruvian Indigenous group buried an elite ...