Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies and statues—among other discoveries. They ...

The 500-year-old clue got them started, but archaeologists needed more modern georadar techniques to finish the job.

In 1931, archaeologists discovered the 140,000-year-old remains of a child, among other individuals, in Skhūl Cave on ...

The Maya ruler in question was Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of Caracol, an important Maya city that ruled the southern part ...

Pirates attacked the Portuguese warship, named the "Nossa Senhora do Cabo," and made off with many of the treasures the ship ...

In 1758, during the French and Indian War, the future president saved lives by stepping into the middle of a deadly skirmish ...

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a rare 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb that somehow escaped looters over the centuries.

The Roman Empire built 73 miles of wall to fortify its northern border in Great Britain. In AD 122, the Emperor Hadrian ...

Archaeologists are piecing together vivid 1,800-year-old frescoes from “thousands upon thousands upon thousands” of plaster fragments, with no picture on the box to guide them.

A team led by Egypt's former Minister of Antiquities finds evidence that the Pyramids were built by skilled workers.

The tomb was found in Gdańsk, Poland, a historic city revered for its colorful architecture and location on the scenic ...

Archaeologists found 115,000-year-old human footprints where they shouldn't be—and they just might rewrite the history of ...