As Phoenician sailors ventured into the waters of the western Mediterranean Sea to establish new settlements in the early first millennium b.c., they deliberately brought the familiar scents of home ...

A decade ago, archaeologists made a grisly discovery when they unearthed two Neolithic mass graves at the sites of Bergheim and Achenheim in northeastern France. The pits contained severed limbs and ...

According to a statement released by Museums + Heritage, archaeologists are peeling back layers and recovering materials that ...

An archaeologist examines the stele unearthed in Manbij, Syria. MANBIJ, SYRIA—Greek City Times reports that a resident of ...

According to a statement released by the British Geological Survey (BGS), new research has further strengthened the ties between Stonehenge and that region, and revealed how the megaliths were ...

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) announced that archaeologists unearthed a rare ...

According to a report by Hürriyet Daily News, archaeological work at the site of Aigai continues to reveal sections of a temple dedicated to the goddess Demeter. Founded in the eighth century b.c., ...

Astonishing new evidence from the Obi-Rakhmat cave shelter in Uzbekistan’s Paltau valley may push […] ...

Oak beds of artillery pieces recovered from the Gribshunden wreck. LUND, SWEDEN—Recent research into the famous wreck of the Danish-Norwegian ship Gribshunden has revealed new d ...

French archaeologists were surprised to find an unknown and extraordinary Roman mausoleum in Saint-Romain-en […] ...

Along 2,000 miles of the East African coast, the sophisticated trading centers of the medieval Swahili reveal their origins and influences ...

To create these specialized tools, our human ancestors used hammerstones to strike at stone cores and create sharp-edged flakes. Finding the right rocks was integral, as Oldowan tools needed to be ...