For most people, the image that comes to mind at the mention of archaeology is ancient tombs or dinosaur fossils, not cutting ...
An expert has shared advice if you come across 'treasure' in the North West. Heather Beeton works as a finds liaison officer ...
At the 3rd BB Lal Memorial Lecture at IIC last week, speakers connected the late archaeologist's ideas to a govt initiative ...
At the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, the archaeology department has over 1 million artifacts from all over the ...
An isolated burial in Sudan has revealed the first evidence of an unknown funeral ritual that took place nearly 4,000 years ago in a little-known African kingdom, a new study finds.
Last month, divers off the coast of South Korea retrieved 87 bowls and cups from the dark, swirling waters. The objects were ...
Archaeologist Shadia Abdrabo is working to create an online database of Sudan's archaeological sites and museum collections ...
Poverty Point, a 3,500-year-old earthen mound, is a well-researched UNESCO World Heritage Site, but a pair of studies ...
The Melsonby Hoard has been nominated for a national award by one of the UK’s leading archaeological publications. The hoard, ...
The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2025

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 ...
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