For most people, the image that comes to mind at the mention of archaeology is ancient tombs or dinosaur fossils, not cutting ...

Two new exhibitions at the Museum of Sydney put local archaeology on show, and invite visitors to hunt for relics.

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

A newly uncovered fossil site beneath theJava Sea is shifting scientific perspectives on early human survival and prehistoric ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...

Poverty Point, a 3,500-year-old earthen mound, is a well-researched UNESCO World Heritage Site, but a pair of studies ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...

Sediment DNA also traces life outside the cave. Predators dragged prey into sheltered chambers, humans left waste behind. By ...

Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, sauté vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for ...

Archaeologists discovered 6,000-year-old flint tools beneath the Palace of Westminster that predate Stonehenge, along with medieval artifacts and Roman remains.

Archaeological evidence from sites like Madjedbebe suggested an arrival date of approximately 65,000 years ago, while genetic analyses consistently pointed to a much more recent timeframe of 47,000 to ...

Amid the vast destruction of the war, a small group of determined individuals fought to save Gaza's archaeological heritage.