Archaeologists recently discovered a massive 2,000-year-old stone basin in ancient Gabii, Italy, revealing early Roman public ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

It was inevitable that the Grand Egyptian Museum outside Cairo would accompany its much-delayed opening with demands for the ...

In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

At Abu Sir in Egypt, archaeologists uncovered megalithic stone boxes carved with astonishing precision — one box even ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

The site sits within sediments that record major environmental upheaval in East Africa during the late Pliocene. Around 3.44 ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

The Stone Superstructure produces only 6,443kg of CO2 – less than 3% of the others. The stone is cut from quarries and in ...

Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited for many firsts in ...

Archaeology here is not treasure hunting. It is slow, careful work. It is listening to stones that speak in small details. Think of a dig like a layered cake… You slice it one layer at a time. If you ...

Professor Amelia Villaseñor and her team uncovered 2.75 million-year-old stone tools in Kenya, showcasing long-term cultural ...