History’s first city, at least according to the ancient text known as the Sumerian King List found on a clay tablet, was also ...

A cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools uncovered in Tanzania suggest ancient human ancestors were capable of critical ...

"One of the most striking features of the puppets is their dramatic facial expressions," said archaeologist Jan Szymański.

Archaeologists found 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets atop an ancient pyramid in El Salvador. The four women and one man ...

Martin Gallivan’s radiocarbon dating project, supported by the Arts & Sciences Faculty Grants Fund, will make a critical ...

A collection of 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets found atop a Salvadorian pyramid are forcing archaeologists to rethink the ...

Norway's glaciers have uncovered artifacts from the Stone Age, the Iron Age, the Middle Ages and the Viking Age.

The earliest known large circular enclosure has been discovered in Britain, archaeologists have revealed. The Flagstones ...

Excavation in Cumbria has revealed Britain’s largest Viking building, offering a glimpse into 10th-century Norse settlements.

The artefacts found at the site included beads, amulets and statuettes, many made of gold, the Egyptian ministry of tourism and antiquities said. The ornaments were contained in a small pot, which was ...

Archaeologists found the ruins of an Iron Age settlement with a “rare” ancient Roman brooch buried underneath, possibly as an ...