Archaeologists Found the Wreckage of a 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian ‘Pleasure Barge’

Despite sitting on the seafloor two millennia off the coast of Alexandria, still visible on the boat’s timber was graffiti ...

Strange Viking Age burial with shells covering woman’s mouth leaves archaeologists perplexed

A metal detectorist has discovered a strange Viking Age grave in Norway with scallop shells covering the mouth of the ...

Iconic ‘Little Foot’ may actually be new human species, scientists say

Specimen found in South Africa was widely thought to be member of ape-like human ancestor family that lived nearly 2 million ...

Possible ancient artifacts are found in a B.C. thrift shop—and archaeology scholars are on the case

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

Archaeologists use lasers to locate ancient settlements and artifacts on Greek Islands

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

Man with metal detector stumbles on perplexing Viking Age grave

Archaeologists in Norway have excavated a Viking Age grave of an individual bedecked in costume and jewelry, as reported by ...
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Magdala stone: 2,000-year-old carving from Jerusalem is world's oldest known depiction of a menorah

A pilgrim who visited the Second Temple in Jerusalem may have carved their memories into a limestone block for another ...
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'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...

Archaeologists Examined a 4,000-Year-Old Burial—And Discovered Evidence of an Ancient Ritual

The burial itself was discovered in 2018, but experts only just found the remnants of the deceased’s funeral celebration.

Archaeologists Find Oldest Evidence of Fire-Making

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

All 187,460 Miles of Road That Led to Rome, Mapped

A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.

How digital archaeology and open science are transforming heritage preservation in China and Europe

From the AI-driven conservation of China’s Dazu Rock Carvings to the Rijksmuseum’s transparent restoration of Rembrandt’s ...