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This study is undertaken by the research teams led by Prof. Hu Yaowu from the Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology ...

At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...

This protozoan causes dysentery and is notoriously difficult to detect in archaeological samples because, unlike worms, it ...

Ruins of a prehistoric stone wall submerged off the northwest coast of France may be evidence that a sunken city of legend ...

Ceramics are one of the most important sources of information for archaeologists. Yet how these objects are produced, ...

Archaeologist still depend upon tools used for hundreds of years, but some are taking advantage of what technology offers. Things like ground penetrating radar, microscopes, even satellites. Learn ...

What archaeological discoveries are considered newsworthy by U.S. media outlets and audiences? A new analysis of "pop-science" reporting reveals topical and regional disparities, including an apparent ...

The recent discovery of copious amounts of iron trash on North Carolina's Hatteras Island may reveal the fate of a 16th-century "Lost Colony." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Archaeological Science, often interchangeably termed archaeometry, represents an inherently interdisciplinary field that blends methods drawn from the physical, chemical, biological, and social ...

Tens of thousands of historical artefacts are undergoing meticulous recataloguing and repackaging at Northern Ireland’s ...

Archaeologists discovered artifacts for sale in a thrift shop. They decided to create a college course on what to do about ...