The extremely long skull of a medieval knight points to an underlying genetic condition.

Across North America, archaeologists are pulling remarkable stories out of the ground, from Ice Age footprints to buried ...

The craftsmanship on the spears shows some were likely used in battle, while one may have just been a status symbol.

In an announcement from the Northumberland National Park, officials said in late October that a record number of finds were ...

Archaeologists working beneath one of Christianity’s holiest shrines say they have uncovered traces of a cultivated garden ...

Historic findings from a medieval palace are to be analysed in front of the public as part of an "open laboratory". The ...

Archaeologists excavating some ruins in Turkey unearthed five loaves of Communion bread from 1,200 years ago, officials said. Photo from the Karaman Governorate The summaries below were drafted with ...

An international research team has created a new map of the Roman Empire — and it expands the ancient road network by more than 60,000 miles (100,000 kilometers). "The 200-year research history on ...

Discover the 9 greatest archaeological discoveries in history. Explore the global archaeology discoveries list that features the world’s most important ancient finds.

Most people understand, generally, what archaeology entails. Which is to say, lots of digging in dirt and carefully brushing things off. More specifically, archaeologists are looking to unearth these ...

In 2009, Terry Herbert, an unemployed metal detectorist in Staffordshire, England, swept his detector over a freshly plowed field and received a signal. What he unearthed over the following days would ...