Rising sea levels could flood more than 50 archaeological sites on Easter Island by 2080 -- including the iconic Ahu ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a massive 3D mural on the northwest coast of Peru. Blue, yellow, red and black paints still ...

When you think of gladiators, you probably picture men with swords. But in Roman arenas, the opponents gladiators faced weren ...

It turns out that the “Gladiator” movies’ lurid depictions of man-on-beast gladiatorial bouts aren’t as far-fetched as some ...

Hundreds of stone tools discovered in Kenya have revealed that human relatives traveled long distances to find raw material.

For decades, scientists have debated when our ancestors first mastered the bow and arrow, a skill that transformed hunting, ...

A Kenyan site shows early hominids transported stone 13 kilometers for toolmaking as early as 2.6 million years ago.

The system allows users to browse publications, photos, 3D scans, excavation reports and archival documents.The post Israel unveils National Archaeological Database with some 4 million records ...

A Newcastle University student from Florida discovered medieval gold within 90 minutes of her first archaeological dig. The excavation site in Northumberland was chosen after a metal detectorist found ...

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats ...

In the hills of southeastern Turkey lies a site so ancient, it's turning our understanding of civilization on its head and ...