Archaeologists excavating in Ecuador have discovered the rich burial of a pregnant woman and fetus who died around 1,200 ...

This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in ...

Clues hiding in the details of a 400-year-old map could solve the mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke, which scholars have ...

The discovery shed new light on just how advanced the civilisation that lived in the ancient city of Petra was.

A fascinating study highlights the pivotal role Indigenous communities played in the adoption and spread of peaches across ...

Sa Tanca finca was bought for just over one million euros. The Mallorca Archaeology Centre - "essential for preserving, ...

Newly uncovered remnants of an army barracks in Colonial Williamsburg offer new clues into the lives of America's first ...

A new study challenges old theories, proposing that money was created for trade between strangers and not to collect taxes.

In 1886, mining engineer John T. Reid was told the Paiute legend of a giant people defeated by the natives near Lovelock, Nevada. The last of the giants met their fiery end deep within the bowels of a ...

Edward “Ted” James Champlin, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, and professor of classics, emeritus, died of ...

Beneath the surface of infrastructure projects and flood control measures, a quiet but vital mission is underway. Federal archaeologists are ...

Industrial farming in Brazil and off-road racing in Chile continue to threaten geoglyphs that are so big, they can only be ...