The first Denisovan skull, an ancient hunter’s toolkit and a Roman man’s brain that has turned to glass: here are our picks ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest remains of an ancient wall that once encircled Jerusalem during the time of ...

Some of the carved masks indicated that the nearby Roman theater hosted much more than just staged dramas.

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

An unusual email arrived in the inbox of a faculty member at the department of archaeology at Simon Fraser University in the ...

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

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A monumental archaeological discovery in northern China is reshaping what we know about early human settlement and society.

Archaeologists reveal hidden ancient sites across Greece’s Cyclades islands, uncovering long-lost rural landscapes.

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

Archaeologists working at the Ancient Bononia site in Vidin, Bulgaria have made a remarkable discovery that offers fresh insight into Roman marriage customs. A substantial gold ring weighing 23.63 ...