Often overlooked in narratives of ancient civilizations, the archaeological site of Cahokia in the Mississippi River Valley ...

Although their own name for themselves remains unknown, the Chavín of Peru clearly shared common agricultural techniques, ...

There’s a haunting sense of wonder when you first glimpse the sprawling earthworks of Cahokia, rising quietly from the ...

However, a study of more than 1,000 settlements around the world that existed over the past 10,000 years suggests that social inequality is not necessarily an inherent part of civilization.

National Merit Scholarship Program finalist; U.S. Presidential Scholar Program semifinalist; AP Scholar with Distinction; ...

class disparity and the social determinants of health. The role that ethics play in business is another important focus for the seminar. In its first major colloquium, “El canon literario ...

Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared ...

Snuff tubes uncovered at Chavin de Huantar in Peru reveal how leaders used mystical experiences to cement their power.

That includes ancient Egypt, as well as ancient Greek, Vedic, Maya, Inca, and Aztec cultures. The Urarina people who live in the Peruvian Amazon Basin still use a psychoactive brew called ayahuasca in ...

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode The hidden forces shaping your choices. Social norms vary dramatically from one culture to another — but why? Psychologist Michele Gelfand unpacks why ...

Sybil Van Antwerp is a mother, a retired litigator, and a constant letter writer. She writes to everyone: Ann Patchett, Joan Didion, her friend’s troubled teenage son, her next-door neighbour ...