Recent archaeological discoveries across North America are challenging our understanding of the continent’s prehistoric past.

Archaeology, the study of human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts, often unearths ...

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 ...

A replica of an ancient trireme will be the centerpiece of Greece's new Underwater Archaeology Museum, set to open its gates ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, there is only one that still stands today. It is the Great Pyramid of ...

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 ...

An archaeological excavation in Turkey recently yielded a Roman hospital-turned-Christian sanctuary, offering new insight into centuries of ancient history. Anadolu Agency (AA), a state-run outlet in ...

What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains. A team of ...