At first blush, the structures in New Mexico built by the Chacoan people and those in Ohio traced to the Hopewell culture bear little resemblance. The Chacoans, accommodating the arid desert of their ...

Encompassing over 10,000 square feet with 360-degree views from the mountain’s summit, Villa 14 was designed by Rick Joy––the Smithsonian National Design Award-winning architect behind Utah’s Amangiri ...

The giant trees of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national spark wonder and joy among visitors.

The underlying substance is Sumerian bitumen: a naturally occurring petroleum material (often called an asphalt-like “black goo”) long associated with waterproofing and adhesion, and even with ...

The comparison focused on three-dimensional geometry rather than decoration. This matters because cartonnage masks were often shaped in molds: If two objects were formed in the same mold, they can ...