Researchers in Peru have considerably expanded the known footprint of Gran Pajatén, a pre-Hispanic settlement of the ...

The remarkable 1500-year-old Biblioteca Capitolare in Verona is widely viewed as the world’s oldest continuously operating ...

Built by the Chachapoya civilisation, known as the “people of the cloud forest”, the structures are located within a Unesco ...

Horndon on the Hill is a small village in the unitary authority of Thurrock and is just a 12-minute drive from Basildon, or 36 minutes ...

DARE you fly solo? Imagine packing for a getaway just for you and heading off to wherever you choose in the world. You would ...

In the 16th century, the quiet village of Trimley St Martin was home to the pirate Thomas Cavendish - and his home stands empty still.

Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

A massive, cliff-top boulder in Tonga reveals a 7,000-year-old mega tsunami, offering new insights for coastal hazard ...

A pub in Derbyshire has suddenly closed, with a handwritten note placed on the door explaining that notoriously quirky ...

You walk into a local restaurant in Okinawa, and on the menu are its bestsellers: Okinawa soba, a dish that feels ...

Researchers uncovered over 100 previously unknown buildings at Gran Pajatén, a hilltop archaeological site in northern Peru.

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