Every year we’re fortunate to glean new insights about the history of the world’s people through archaeologists. These experts dig up new finds—and thus, new findings—which shakeup what is known about ...

Long before satellites and sonar, entire cities vanished beneath water—some swallowed by earthquakes, others slowly erased by the sea. For centuries, their remains lay hidden, half-remembered in texts ...

A student from the Sunshine State recently struck gold during an archaeological excavation in Britain – over 4,000 miles from home. Yara Souza of Orlando, Florida, discovered the ninth-century golden ...

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 ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza, a colossal statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human, continues to baffle archaeologists and historians alike. Despite its worldwide recognition, many aspects of ...

A new collagen fingerprinting tool can help scientists identify species from archaeological bone fragments. Pacific islanders of the late Stone Age, also known as the Neolithic period, were master ...

Tephrochronology is a powerful method through which sedimentary successions can be dated and synchronized via geochemical and ...

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 ...

A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland turned morbid when historians came across a trove of infant burials dating back to Ancient Rome. The excavation began last May in order to make way ...

WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA—According to a statement released by The College of William & Mary, recent archaeological work revealed the foundations of the eighteenth-century Williamsburg Bray School, one ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — SUNY New Paltz anthropology students involved in a recent archaeological dig at the Pine Street African Burial Ground showcased their findings — from cultural artifacts to human ...

BEIJING, 20 February (BelTA - Xinhua) - Six significant archaeological sites in China were named the top new discoveries in 2024, announced Wednesday at an annual forum hosted by the Chinese Academy ...