The sarcophagi inhabitants’ actual names are unknown, but these “chantresses of Amun” served a god whose cult ran strong even ...

The F.J. King sank in 1886, and decades of active searching yielded no results—until now.

Credit: David Hiser/Environmental Protection Agency The bow and arrow only arrived in western North America 1,400 years ago, according to a recent dating of over a hundred ancient weapons. This is ...

Archaeologist still depend upon tools used for hundreds of years, but some are taking advantage of what technology offers. Things like ground penetrating radar, microscopes, even satellites. Learn ...

Archaeological Science, often interchangeably termed archaeometry, represents an inherently interdisciplinary field that blends methods drawn from the physical, chemical, biological, and social ...

What archaeological discoveries are considered newsworthy by U.S. media outlets and audiences? A new analysis of "pop-science" reporting reveals topical and regional disparities, including an apparent ...

The staircase inside Pompeii's House of Thiasus villa was previously thought to lead nowhere - now it seems it was the entry ...

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What does a mummy smell like when it is first discovered? Archaeology is the study of people and artifacts from the past. Learn more about archaeology from a world-renowned Egyptian archaeologist, Dr.

A student from the Sunshine State recently struck gold during an archaeological excavation in Britain – over 4,000 miles from home. Yara Souza of Orlando, Florida, discovered the ninth-century golden ...

What archaeological discoveries are considered newsworthy by U.S. media outlets and audiences? A new analysis of “pop-science” reporting reveals topical and regional disparities, including an apparent ...