The birds may have been kept as markers of status in wealthy households.

Beneath the ruins of a Roman military garrison in southeastern Turkey, an underground temple dedicated to the god Mithras sat ...

The discovery of an incredible 6th-century BC burial complex in Sirolo, central Italy has shed fresh light on the ...

"We can begin to reconstruct not only how tools were made, but also how technological knowledge moved between regions and how it changed along the way,” said Dr. Gadi Herzlinger ...

A prehistoric cave found near Foreidis in northern Israel offers a rare glimpse of a little-known phase of human evolution.

A cache of centuries-old gold coins has helped uncover the story of a lost Dutch trading ship. For nearly 400 years, a merchant ship carrying one of the world’s most valuable commodities vanished ...

New archaeology has uncovered everything from musket balls to wig curlers at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first ...

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, the North Carolina Archives will showcase original state constitutional documents with a July 4 exhibition at the State Capital. But the celebrated history of ...

Thanks to DNA, relatives of an American Revolutionary War soldier now know the name of their long-lost cousin who died in ...

From a cheeky slingshot to Paul's letters and information on King Nebuchadnezzar, new research is offering insight into some ...

A UW La Crosse senior is combining two passions—archaeology and tattoos—into a groundbreaking research project that's ...

Students and faculty at New Haven’s High School in the Community (HSC) at 175 Water St. will soon have a front row seat to a significant and active archaeological excavation project conducted by the ...