Using airborne LIDAR and magnetometry for the first time in the Cyclades, archaeologists have discovered prehistoric settlements, medieval structures, and possible Palaeolithic traces on 87 ...

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

The recent discovery of over 100 previously unknown structures in Peru’s Rio Abiseo National Park has shed new light on the ...

For most people, the image that comes to mind at the mention of archaeology is ancient tombs or dinosaur fossils, not cutting-edge tech. However, in order to unearth such things or make sense of ...

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 ...

Researchers have uncovered extensive pre-Hispanic settlements hidden beneath the waters and vegetation of Bolivia's Great Tectonic Lakes. Using advanced LiDAR technology and collaborative fieldwork ...

LiDAR technology unveils the megalithic network that once thrived in the dense forests of Mount Tangkil, Indonesia.

Ancient civilizations left behind enigmatic sites like the Plain of Jars, Nazca Lines, Paracas Candelabra, Yonaguni Submarine ...

A cutting-edge LiDAR project at UCT is transforming archaeological understanding of South Africa’s pre-colonial urban ...

The 3,000-year-old ceremonial complex of Aguada Fénix in Tabasco was designed as a monumental “cosmogram”, according to new ...

Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by forest and fields before it was made public in 2020. Five years on, ...