Deep within the rolling hills of central Israel, Tinshemet Cave is rewriting our understanding of humanity's earliest burial practices.

A fresh translation of a fragmentary Sumerian tablet has revealed one of the world's oldest surviving narratives featuring a cunning fox as an unlikely hero.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have made an extraordinary discovery in one of the world's most iconic natural landmarks: the Grand Canyon has yielded a treasure trove of exceptionally pr ...

New archaeological evidence has settled one of Stonehenge's most enduring mysteries, confirming that ancient Britons accomplished extraordinary feats of logistics by transporting massive stone boulder ...

Archaeologists from the Brno City Museum have announced a remarkable discovery that connects Central European Bronze Age civilization with the legendary world of the Trojan War.

Archaeologists in Azerbaijan have made an extraordinary discovery that is reshaping our understanding of Bronze Age elite society.

Archaeologists in Pennsylvania have made a remarkable discovery that sheds new light on a pivotal but little-known moment in George Washington's early military career.

Konstantine Panegyres/The ConversationThese days when you see people exercising, they’re usually also listening to music, whether they’re at the gym, or out jogging on the street.It makes sense, as st ...

Bulgarian archaeologists have made what could be one of the most spectacular discoveries in the country's recent archaeological history - the long-sought palace and tomb of a powerful Thracian king be ...

In southern Jordan, archaeologists have successfully identified the location of Tharais, a long-lost Byzantine settlement that was depicted on the famous 6th-century Madaba Mosaic Map but had remained ...

From the muddy depths of a medieval castle moat in Poland, archaeologists have unearthed a spectacular 600-year-old jewel that once adorned the clothing of a noble or duke.

Archaeologists have unearthed a 6,000-year-old temple complex in eastern Turkey featuring a sinister "blood channel" and altar stone bearing knife marks, providing the first direct evidence of human a ...