An undergraduate student was startled after a finely carved ancient head rolled out during a recent excavation – and seemed ...

This gold pendant was discovered in 1930 at the cemetery of Chrysolakkos, which means "pit of gold," in the ancient Minoan town of Malia in Crete. Although the famed archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans ...

When the HS2 railway was first announced, a lot of people were understandably thrilled. The railway is supposed to link ...

Researchers reconstructed a roughly 2,000-year-old woman’s tattoos, from prowling tigers to a fantastical griffinlike creature.

The bones exhibited signs of having been boiled and had human bite marks, as well as knife cuts and fractures for marrow ...

An archaeologist in training discovered a rare medieval gold object in northwestern England during her first excavation.

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats ...

An archaeology student from Florida had an exceptional find in the UK just 90 minutes after starting her first dig. Yara ...

Archaeology, they say, can help bridge the gap between natural and social processes—offering a blueprint for integrative models that explore how climate change impacts human systems.

Historic European accounts long described the canids as domesticated dogs. A new study suggests that’s probably not true.

Scientists should seek answers hidden in the dirt using proven and state-of-the-art archaeological science techniques to support new discoveries about human evolution following recent ...

September is Archaeology Month in Indiana, celebrating the state’s archaeological heritage with events throughout the month ...