No archaeologist dares to open a 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy, fearing the loss of a one-of-a-kind burial method.

A “remarkable” ring dating back at least a millennium was recently unearthed near the Scottish shore. And it wasn’t some ...

An archaeologist has shared the excitement he felt after the biggest discovery of his career – only to have to keep it a ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest ...

An archaeological excavation team was shocked to find a fully intact Buddha torso statue from the 12 th or 13 th century ...

The youngest Pharaoh in Ancient Egyptian history who died at the age of just 18, King Tut is for many the most iconic name in ...

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

When a fragment of a skull emerged from a cave in northern Spain, archaeologist Rosa Huguet was almost certain it came from a human ancestor. What she didn’t know at the time of the excavation ...

Discoveries of Indus Brahmi script on megalithic pottery in North Kerala shed light on prehistoric era. Book release in April ...