In the face of development pressure and climate change, researchers are toiling to find and preserve ancient sites in Peru that hold clues to how people first traversed a continent.

As high-elevation ice patches melt due to climate change, artifacts and stories long held in ice are being revealed. This fragile heritage needs to be acknowledged and protected.

Surging tides will submerge thousands of ancient and historic places along the east coast of the U.S.

Tree-ring dating helps answer questions about pre-Columbian life in the Mesa Verde region.

In the 20th century, Japanese anthropologists and officials tried to hide the existence of the Indigenous Ainu. Then the Ainu fought back like their cousins, the bears.

Pilgrims and tourists are flocking to a baptismal site in the Holy Land in search of religious experience—and souvenirs.

As the world’s Indigenous languages fade away at an alarming rate, some people are turning to technology to preserve their ancestors’ native tongues—and the cultural knowledge held in them.

Vandalism can be a form of resistance to oppression. But is that the case when a privileged artist mars our public lands?

Whether historical plaques, flags, and building names stay or go is of less consequence than the debate they provoke.

The development of tree-ring dating offers a great example of why good science often takes time.