The emerging importance of the find underscores a key truth about archaeology: artifacts often hold secrets that only later ...

Ten years ago, scientists discovered ancient hunting camps beneath the lake. Now, DNA samples from a submerged peat bog could ...

According to Plato, Atlantis was a rich and advanced island nation that was located in the Atlantic Ocean nearly 12,000 years ...

Once again, we review the archaeological discoveries of the year that has just ended. This time, we have selected 14 from ...

Researchers have uncovered ancient DNA from a Roman gladiator, revealing Scandinavian ancestry and early European migrations.

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE is one of the most iconic disasters in human history. This volcano destroyed the city of Pompeii, leaving many victims encased in ash. While horrible to think ...

The U.K.'s biggest ever dinosaur trackway site has been discovered in a quarry in southern England. About 200 huge footprints, which were made 166 million years ago, crisscross the limestone floor.

Contestants in the Vesuvius Challenge had to develop their own programs to interpret existing 3D scans of the coiled scroll, ...