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

Underwater archaeologists announced they had discovered the ancient wreck of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast ...

The project includes the UNESCO heritage site Göbeklitepe – "Potbelly Hill" in Turkish – which is home to the oldest known ...

Across North America, archaeologists are rewriting what I thought I knew about the continent’s past, uncovering sites that are older, more complex, and more surprising than the history books ever ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.

On the windswept hills overlooking Turkey's vast southeastern plains, new archaeological discoveries are revealing how life ...

No matter how much we dig, it seems there's always something new to discover. Quite literally. Each fascinating find brings ...

Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the last 50 years – from secret Maya pyramids and fascinating fossils to ...

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

The National Museum of Romania's History will celebrate the European Heritage Days on Friday, on which occasion the public will be presented with the new archaeological discoveries made in the second ...