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The president of Mexico called the discovery of a 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb in Oaxaca the "most significant archaeological ...

Archaeologists found a 300 ton shipwreck that is the largest vessel of its kind ever found in the Baltic region.

Journey across tens of thousands of years in Deep Time Journeys: A Cross-Continental Look at Early Human Archaeology, a webinar that uncovers the sweeping story of our earliest ancestors. Led by ...

Poverty Point is an archaeological site north of New Orleans that experts believe was a major trading hub sometime between 1700 B.C.E. and 1100 B.C.E. A new study proposes that the impressive ...

Archaeologists found evidence of a previously unknown Roman-era administrative center in present-day Switzerland. Experts believe this settlement was crucial for commerce and record-keeping—all part ...

Writers in the Tang period described “golden armor,” but archaeologists had not previously had a physical example to examine. That gap is what makes this restoration notable: the conservation work ...

What do you love about being an archaeologist? I love the element of discovery, the fact that archaeology is underpinned by science, and the interdisciplinarity. Unlike other more rigid disciplines, ...

A child, hiker, or canoeist who picks up a single arrowhead is far more likely to encounter a teachable moment than criminal ...