New evidence suggests Poverty Point’s monumental mounds were created not by a ruling elite, but by egalitarian groups drawn together by shared ritual purpose. Some 3,500 years ago, hunter-gatherer ...

In this episode of Life's Little Mysteries, we'll take a closer look at the science of excavating, preserving and interpreting clues from humanity's past: archaeology. What caused the Mayan ...

Finally, you can learn about archaeology without getting your hands dirty. The Florida Public Archaeology Network is offering free in-depth programs like “Zoom into Archaeology,” which has taken ...

“Ten unsolved, creepy, or just weird Boston archeological oddities,” is a joint project between Globe Opinion and the City of Boston Archaeology Team that answers many questions but asks many more: ...

Ancient civilizations left behind enigmatic sites like the Plain of Jars, Nazca Lines, Paracas Candelabra, Yonaguni Submarine ...

Patiently digging for several minutes, Alexa Hankish, 9, discovered the jaw of what appeared to be a coyote’s skull. The great discovery didn’t stop her search for more artifacts, and while squatting ...

CHAMPAIGN, lll. — Steering clear of crocodiles and navigating around massive submerged trees, a team of divers began mapping some of the 25 freshwater pools of Cara Blanca, Belize, which were ...

Workers digging for a new road near Perth, Scotland, uncovered a 2,500-year-old underground stone chamber that ancient people ...

For six centuries, a native people lived in the region that is now southwestern Pennsylvania. Then they vanished without a trace. "We have no idea what happens to them," John Nass, director of the ...

To celebrate the 179th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, Jan DeVault, president of the San Jacinto Battleground Conservancy, will present a program titled "Unlocking Mysteries at the San ...