We know that the extinction of megafauna, in South America at least, was around 10,000 years ago. This is at least 17,000 years after the arrival of the humans who modified the giant ground sloth ...

Suriname, the smallest country in South America, is a nation rich in history, culture, and diversity. Located on the ...

Humans first arrived in South America through a series of extraordinary migrations – and genetic studies now reveal more ...

Ad Policy. The “Visscher Map of the New World” including North and South America, 1658. (GraphicaArtis / Getty Images) A typical way of telling the history of the United States is to frame it ...