Two University of Houston professors' discovery of a Mayan ruler's tomb was named one of the top 10 finds of 2025 by ...

A monumental wall and 60 monoliths discovered underwater off Sein Island challenge established timelines of human ingenuity.

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

Biologist Héctor Ramírez-Chaves from the University of Caldas discovers Coendou vossi, a new porcupine species hidden for decades in Colombia's Magdalena Valley forests.

"Archaeologists did not expect to find such well-preserved structures in such a harsh setting," geologist Yves Fouquet said.

A young woman buried in China’s Tarim Basin some 2,000 years ago went to the afterlife accompanied by the height of fashion. The woman, who was wrapped in a felt blanket and buried in a coffin ...

Colombia has recovered the first artefacts from the San José galleon, a 1708 shipwreck long dubbed the “holy grail of ...

The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...

The relationship between archaeology and espionage is close. During the twentieth century, for example, both Britain and the United States recruited archaeologists working in some of the world’s most ...

Archeological excavations at Jerash continue to produce new finds more than a century after the ancient city’s rediscovery.

As the pioneering British jewellery brand launches its first full collection — Origins — founder Samuel Stirrat recalls his ...

Karahan Tepe is emerging as one of the most extraordinary archaeological sites on Earth, predating much of known civilization by more than 11,000 years. Recent excavations have revealed over twenty ...