Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

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

Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, sauté vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for ...

While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food ...

A massive Valley Temple linked to King Niuserre’s sun complex offers an insight into Fifth Dynasty worship at Abusir, Egypt ...

If there were a place that could be called the archaeological almanac of Saudi Arabian culture, it would be Tell Abraq, ...

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

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

Archeologists say they have finally cracked the 6,000-year-old mystery of Armenia’s “dragon stones" – massive carved ...

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

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

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity in Barnham, ...