New research published this week by University of New Mexico archeologist Keith Prufer shows that a site in Belize was critical in studying the origins of the ancient Maya people and the spread of maize as a staple food
An international team of researchers have provided new insight into the burial rituals of Çatalhöyük, considered the “oldest city in the world”
Egypt on Saturday displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo
Archaeologists excavating in the Templo Mayor site, located in the former Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in Mexico City have uncovered over 160 starfish placed as ritual offerings
Several tombs and a leaden sarcophagus likely dating from the 14th century have been uncovered by archaeologists at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris
A first-of-its-kind study at Tel Aviv University asks what drove prehistoric humans to collect and recycle flint tools that had been made, used, and discarded by their predecessors
Archaeologists excavating within the archaeological zone of Tehuacán Viejo in Puebla, Mexico, have announced the discovery of two pre-Hispanic temples
The wreck discovery is ‘a milestone in polar history.’
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan and China has found evidence of goose domestication in China approximately 7,000 years ago
A rare carved Pictish stone has been unearthed in Angus.Archaeologists believe it dates from the 5th or 6th Centuries
Researchers at the University of Basel have now uncovered new clues and say that settlers at Lake Varese in northern Italy may have played a leading role
A multi-national study of the Sado Valley in Portugal suggests that mummification in Europe may be older than previously thought