These Taos Indians live in the ancient adobe rooms as their ancestors did centuries ago -- without any running water or electric power for lights.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

Ancient cultures broke off pieces of obsidian to make knives and weapons such as arrows.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

Eight-year-old Sam learned that the ancient description of Mars as red is not exactly right.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

It seemed the ancient Egyptians could have suffered from atherosclerosis, much as people do today.

VOA: special.2009.12.15

Freedom is represented as a strong woman wearing the flowing clothing of ancient Rome.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

Camels have served as an important form of transportation since ancient times.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

The funeral for the demographic decline took place at the same time as an international study on the origins of ancient Venetians.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

As storm clouds of war rumble across the Atlantic, Welles puts the play not in ancient Rome, but in contemporary Europe with Caesar as a fascist dictator.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

It's home to some of the most ancient Christian monasteries, and its natural caves or 'hermitages,' were used as shelters and burial grounds going back more than 10,000 years.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05