Gunung Padang sits on top of an extinct volcano in West Java, Indonesia. In recent times, the beautiful hilltop has attracted bold theories that suggest it was an elaborate pyramid built by a long ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

It reached Java more than 1.5 million years ago and the new dates suggest it died out at least 35,000 years before the arrival there of our own species, Homo sapiens.

Set in jungled hills 250 miles east of Jakarta, Yogyakarta is close to Java's greatest ancient sites – Borobudur (the world's largest Buddhist temple), and Prambanan (a Hindu temple complex ...

Scientists Found Evidence of Our Ancient Human Ancestors Underwater, Suggesting a Sunken World Some of the early hominins evidently went island hopping. By Elizabeth Rayne Published: May 22, 2025 ...

The drink has a rich and ancient history, originating during the times of the Mataram Kingdom (8th to 10th Centuries) more than 1,300 years ago. It was first drunk in the royal court, then was ...

But that does not mean the Palace of Westminster was built 40,000 years ago by ancient humans. It just means there’s carbon down there that’s 40,000 years old.