Live parrots were carried across the Andes before the Incas' rise
Ancient Ychsma culture in Peru imported live parrots from the Amazon across the Andes mountains, hundreds of kilometers away, as evidenced by ancient DNA analysis of feathers.
An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters
Warmer Pacific waters intensified typhoons that caused devastating floods in ancient China 3,000 years ago, linking climate patterns to the collapse of Shang Dynasty settlements.
Discovery links Medieval Mosque to Roman Temple - Medievalists.net
A newly discovered Greek inscription at the Great Mosque of Homs suggests the medieval mosque may stand on the remains of a Roman-era Temple of the Sun, resolving a long-standing scholarly debate about the site's sacred history.
Father of alien archaeology says pyramids not built by human hands
Erich von Däniken claimed extraterrestrials aided ancient civilizations in building pyramids, but archaeological evidence attributes pyramid construction to organized human labor.