Archaeologists return to Nineveh in northern Iraq, one of the ancient world’s grandest imperial capitals Archaeologists didn’t know what to expect when they began searching for a 2,700-year-old ...

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

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon ...

A 4,200-year-old silver cup discovered in the Judean Mountains may contain the earliest known map of the cosmos. A new study argues that the small vessel from Ain Samiya holds a structured map that ...

Genetic, isotopic, and forensic evidence has conclusively identified the remains of Duke Béla of Macsó and uncovered remarkable details about his life, ancestry, and violent death. The study reveals a ...

Our columnist on four new mysteries. Credit...Pablo Amargo Supported by By Sarah Weinman Over 10 books, Spencer-Fleming has examined the joys and ills of small-town life, the limits and tests of faith ...

Precisely aligned holes, Monte Sierpe in southern Peru. Credit: Jacob L. Bongers / CC BY 4.0 A mysterious stretch of more than 5,000 man-made holes carved into the foothills of the Andes in southern ...

Archaeologists may have discovered the purpose of 5,200 holes. The holes are located on a ridge in southern Peru. They were carved into sediment and sometimes reinforced with stones. The site ...

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History doesn’t always reveal its secrets willingly. While most archaeological finds eventually yield their stories through carbon dating and careful analysis, some discoveries resist every attempt at ...

An international research team led by Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) has successfully identified the remains of Béla of Macsó, a prince from the Árpád dynasty who was brutally murdered on Margaret ...

A fishing trip turned into an archaeological mystery early this morning near Mile Marker 106 in Key Largo. At approximately 3:45 a.m., local anglers pulled up more than just fish—they netted a ...