Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

Twenty-two archaeological excavation and research projects were honored at the sixth Shanghai Archaeology Forum, jointly ...

Two major Chinese archaeological projects exploring early civilization development have been selected for the major field ...

Archaeology, the study of human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts, often unearths enigmatic discoveries that challenge our understanding of the past. These ...

Interns funded by a UC-HBCU grant learned key professional skills and found their calling while excavating an archaeological ...

Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the last 50 years – from secret Maya pyramids and fascinating fossils to ...

Traces of Stone Age feasts, a Roman battle in the hills of southern Scotland, and an amulet once thought to be imbued with magical powers have been revealed among the most tantalising archaeological ...

A metal detectorist finds a small 2,200-year-old Celtic gold coin in Saxony that rewrites pre-Roman trade routes in Europe.

Recent archaeological discoveries across North America are challenging our understanding of the continent’s prehistoric past. From the arid Southwest to the coastal regions, these finds reveal a rich ...

In the popular imagination, life at Pompeii came to an abrupt and violent end after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Its pristine frescoes, well-preserved buildings, and petrified bodies seem ...

Humans evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to be the ultimate flexible eaters—chasing carbohydrates and fats from plant and animal sources alike. A new study in the Journal of Archaeological ...