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

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 ...

If someone hands you a large, spiral seashell, chances are that your instinct will drive you to hold it up to your ear.

A rare discovery in Queensland reveals how ancient Aboriginal people survived through ingenious trade routes—unveiling ...

Archaeological excavations at the heart of London's political power have revealed remarkable prehistoric tools, medieval treasures, and architectural remains spanning six millennia beneath the Palace ...

Archaeologists excavating beneath London's Palace of Westminster have unearthed relics like prehistoric tools, medieval ...

Credit: Grainger Films Bodies decompose differently in mass graves than in individual graves. To understand these differences ...

Archaeologist Professor John Schofield from the University of York argues that plastic’s refusal to die might actually be an ...

A cauldron, chariot parts, ornate jewelry: Precious objects found in the Melsonby Hoard are shedding new light into the rituals of Iron Age Britain.

A multidisciplinary team of Spanish and Portuguese archaeologists and artificial intelligence experts has combined ...

At a site in Kenya, archaeologists recently unearthed layer upon layer of stone stools from deposits that span 300,000 years, and include a period of intense environmental upheaval. The oldest tools ...

KAHRAMANMARAŞ, TURKEY—Hürriyet Daily News reports that two bone awls and four beads dated to 13,000 years ago have been discovered in Direkli Cave in south-central Turkey. Cevdet Merih Erek of Ankara ...