Archaeologists recently uncovered the likely remains of Lancaster County's oldest colonial tavern from 1725, revealing ...

In just six months, researchers used artificial intelligence to double the number of known geoglyphs in southern Peru’s ...

A recent study claimed Gunung Padang in Indonesia is a 25,000-year-old pyramid. This challenged established timelines of ...

One of the Mamluk-era tunnels carved into tufa rock at Nahal 'Amal, revealing the sophisticated hydraulic engineering that powered medieval sugar production. (Azriel Yechezkel / A. Frumkin et al., ...

Recent advances in East African archaeology reveal advanced civilizations that established international trade relationships and developed powerful and practical technologies during the most recent 11 ...

Archaeologists in Spain recently published findings revealing the remarkable contents of bearded vultures' nests – including traces of the Middle Ages. The results, published in the journal Ecology on ...

The Decree of Canopus was issued in 238 B.C.E. by the entire Egyptian priesthood. The inscription records the great assembly of priests that gathered in Canopus in 238 B.C.E. Photo: courtesy the ...

The Greek city of Rhodes emerged victorious from a yearlong siege by the Macedonian noble Demetrius Poliorcetes in 304 b.c. To commemorate their city’s resilience, the Rhodians built a towering bronze ...

Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow and the National Trust for Scotland have recovered more than 100 projectiles, ...

The identity of a long-forgotten Maya ruler has been revealed after the discovery of ancient hieroglyphics in Mexico. Ix ...

Turns out, ancient body art is a lot more common than we once thought—and it's providing historians with new ways of understanding our ancestors. Archaeologist Aaron Deter-Wolf, pictured in his office ...

The ‘witch hat’-wearing mummies have long caused debate among historians. Could they suggest Europeans reached Asia earlier than we thought?