An archaeology student from the US state of Florida has discovered a rare 9th-century gold object during her first excavation in the UK. The student, Yara Souza, unearthed a gold medallion from the ...
Swedish archaeologists recently found an “unusual” Viking-era coffin dating back over 1,100 years. The discovery was announced by Arkeologerna, an archaeological organization affiliated with the ...
The history of the planet and the civilizations that have lived on it are among life’s greatest mysteries. People have roamed the Earth for thousands of years, and some of the most incredible relics ...
Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park The summaries ...
During a recent visit to a local museum in southern England, a 9-year-old boy felt a pang of recognition. The small axes on display in the Worthing Museum’s Stone Age exhibition resembled something in ...
As all these discoveries show, the land’s buried secrets have the power to transform our understanding of history, faith, and the human experience. Few places on Earth carry as much weight of history ...
Assyrian cuneiform inscription, estimated to be 2,700 years old, offers rare evidence of official correspondence between the ...
Missouri State University students unearthed the foundation of the William Townsend House, built in the 1830s, during a three-week archaeological field school. Researchers hope future digs will ...
In the last session, we looked at the basics of what archaeology is and how excavation is done. But why even bother doing archaeology? All that research and excavation is difficult, time consuming, ...
Sunken finds in the South China Sea testify to rich trade networks used over hundreds of years. The sea routes brought ...
INDIANAPOLIS–Excavation for the Henry Street Bridge Project in Indianapolis has uncovered nearly 700 grave shafts in the original section of the former Greenlawn Cemetery. The archaeology consultant ...