High in the mountains of northwest China, archaeologists have uncovered a vast network that had remained unnoticed for ...

A volunteer, digging near the cold stone of Hadrian’s Wall, made a startling discovery: an ancient silver ring featuring a delicately carved intaglio. The find pulls the curtain back on the lives of ...

The discovery of a peculiarly shaped skull by archaeologists has illuminated a previously unknown ritual deformation process.

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

Researchers from the Prehistoric Studies and Research Seminar and the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Barcelona ...

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

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 Great Wall excavation in China uncovers the largest known cannon in the Jiankou section and evidence of early cultural ...

A 5,500-year-old wildcat discovered in County Clare reveals surprising insights into Ireland’s prehistoric wildlife and ...

Archaeologists in West Texas recently discovered that vivid artwork painted on rocks by the Pecos River of Southwest Texas ...

British archaeologists have made a discovery they believe points to an unusual ancient monument that once stood in Northwest ...

The British Museum is well placed to refer to the discovery of the Library of Ashurbanipal as “one of the most important” ...