A new analysis of hundreds of obsidian artifacts from the Aztec Empire has revealed the vast trade networks that supplied ...

This misfortune of one Roman roughly 1,600 years is the good luck for a modern-day archaeologist in Britain. “Thank goodness for our careless ancestors!” archaeologists with Wessex Archaeology said in ...

Archaeologists uncovered a testicle-shaped dagger buried at the ancient Gullberg fortress, and experts believe the dagger, ...

Both ancient human species showed signs of simultaneously using their hands to move around – such as by climbing trees – as ...

King Djoser of Egypt ordered his chief architect, Imhotep, to design a tomb like no other - The Step Pyramid of Djoser.

Jackson Njau's fascination with human origins started as a curious teen growing up a few hours from one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Now a pioneering paleoanthropologist at ...

And if archaeology hadn't emerged in the 18th century, many of these civilizations would have become permanently lost to time ...

Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about their daily lives, religions, and habits, many "disappearances" remain ...

IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.

After two years of discussions, the collaboration settled on a plan of research, and the ancient DNA specialists were given access to both ancient skeletons at Picuris Pueblo, as well as samples from ...

Having arrived in Lima three days early, we’ve already inspected Pucllana and got our fill of art ancient and modern ... lunch is just a bit further down, where seven otters are frolicking ...