There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical purposes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Across continents and millennia, ancient civilizations left behind massive monuments whose true purposes still elude us. From ...

Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar calendar in ancient civilization. Marking a massive comet strike as the start, ...

An archaeological excavation in Greece has revealed the remains of an ancient monumental building replete with marble lion sculptures and intriguing gold artifacts, among other finds. The dig, which ...

A mysterious inscription on an ancient monument dedicated to a "mother goddess" has been deciphered thanks to a researcher's "fortuitous" discovery. The inscription is on the Arslan Kaya ("Lion Rock") ...

A video of a stray dog scaling one of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt has gone viral on the internet. What began as a surprising sight for paragliders flying over the 4,500 year-old Pyramid of Khafre, ...

Using advanced geophysical imaging techniques, archaeologists have discovered traces of an enormous circular structure, believed to be as old as 4,000 years. This prehistoric monument is believed to ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar calendar in ancient ...