Spread out on a table by US Homeland Security staff, the collection of 590 ancient Egyptian artefacts was a treasure trove of antiquities – including gold amulets, figurines and tablets. Suspicious ...

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers has unearthed a buried altar that could unlock the secrets of a ...