New research led by a University of Wyoming archaeologist near an ancient encampment in South America challenges a relatively ...

One of the country’s best-known attractions is the incredible ancient city of Petra. Located in southwest Jordan, Petra was ...

In a study published in Archaeological Research in Asia, Dr. Haichao Li and a team of researchers analyzed the earliest ...

This 3,500-year-old warp-weighted loom was surprisingly preserved by a fire that destroyed multiple buildings in an ancient ...

In Jerusalem’s Old City, archaeologists peel back 2,000 years layer by layer, drawing a direct line to our ancient past ...

An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has unearthed a staggering 13,000 inscribed pottery fragments, known as ostraca, at the ancient site of Athribis in Sohag, Upper Egypt, including over 130 ...

Lucia, the famous stray cat of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece, has died at 17 after becoming a beloved presence for years.

Ancient DNA from a medieval burial inside a Neolithic monument reveals unexpected ancestry links and hints that the site’s ...

The Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. In 1991, two tourists in the Italian Alps discovered Ötzi, a well-preserved, 5300-year-old mummy that was exposed by a melting ...

Works to prepare a site for a two-month major archaeological dig have been taking place this week with hopes to explore 800 ...

A study incorporating fresh DNA data and archaeological evidence has revealed that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a massive population turnover. The research shows that late Neanderthals ...

A new study published in Nature has uncovered the earliest genetic evidence for the existence of dogs. Using ancient DNA analysis, researchers identified dogs at archaeological si ...