Jazz musician Roy Haynes, whose eclectic drumming style helped define the genre, has died, according to reports. He was 99. Haynes died Tuesday in Nassau County, New York, following a brief ...

Peru harbors secrets dating a millennium. Experience the world’s wonders of the Ancient Incan ruins and trails, and partake in Andean treks throughout the timeless and astonishing Mountains. Peru is ...

On 16 November 1532, Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish explorer and conquistador, springs a trap on the Incan emperor, Atahualpa. With fewer than 200 men against several thousand, Pizarro lures Atahualpa ...

More than a century ago, the scientist Alfred Wegener proposed the notion of an ancient supercontinent, which he named Pangaea (sometimes spelled Pangea), after putting together several lines of ...

The exhibition, titled Light of the Sun: A Dialogue Between Ancient Shu and Inca Civilizations, runs through Nov 20. [Photo/Xinhua] Paul Becerra is among the many visitors who have been captivated ...

Then they would have learned quipu, the ancient art of knotting, as well as spending ample time studying religion. And the final year would have been spent studying things like history, astronomy, ...

He brought a similar freedom of purpose to his snare and bass drum, with punchy accents that suggested a continuing conversation set against the pulse of his ride cymbal. His flexible articulation ...

Trevor Van Damme receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving ...

Machu Picchu, Peru Nestled high in the Andes Mountains, Machu Picchu is an ancient Incan city that remained hidden from the outside world until its rediscovery in the early 20th century.