As all these discoveries show, the land’s buried secrets have the power to transform our understanding of history, faith, and the human experience. Few places on Earth carry as much weight of history ...

These eight discoveries about Native Americans have changed the way archaeologists and historians understand the history of the U.S.

Tamil Nadu’s Thirumalapuram excavation reveals Iron Age burials, pottery, and gold artefacts, offering new insights into ...

While digging for worms near a house in Sweden, a homeowner uncovered something much larger and much more significant. Archaeologists identified the finds as a collection of thousands of silver ...

Throughout human history, our understanding of the past has been reset countless times based on what we think we know at the time. At one time, everyone was confident the world was flat, only to ...

Most people understand, generally, what archaeology entails. Which is to say, lots of digging in dirt and carefully brushing things off. More specifically, archaeologists are looking to unearth these ...

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 ...

From children's drawings to ancient fast-food counters, new finds continue to reshape our understanding of daily life in the ill-fated Roman city. A restorer works on one of the frescoes in the ...

Chariot and Horse No. 1 (Replica), Qin dynasty style (20th century); Bronze. Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Site Museum, MMYL007 For archaeologists, Xi’an is the gift that keeps giving. Since its ...

A record number of artefacts and structural remains have been uncovered during the latest archaeological dig at Bremenium Fort in High ...

There are certain wonders in the world that are so famous, it's hard to imagine a time before they were discovered. From Machu Picchu to Stonehenge, there are mysteries out there that were left by ...

The young man, no older than 25, had gone to the afterlife with an opulent assortment of grave goods, including an entire elephant tusk. Archaeologists who excavated his 5000-year-old remains in 2008 ...