Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

The indigenous people of South America engage in ayahuasca rituals to this day. This discovery is proof of just how far back ...

A recent deep-sea exploration by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) led to a surprise discovery ...

Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...

Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb of an unknown pharaoh beneath around 20 feet of sand at the Abydos archaeological site. The discovery of the tomb of an ancient pharaoh ...

The barrier islands off the coast of Georgia are littered with millions of oysters left behind by Indigenous peoples. New ...

Archaeologists were preparing for construction of a business park in Creuzier-le-Neuf, France when they happened upon a vast ...

And so the focus in modern archaeology has been on recording ... it in a less destructive and more collaborative way. National Geographic’s "Titanic: Digital Resurrection" premieres April ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

An article recently published in a national archaeological journal has been penned by two researchers with Leadville ...

In Ocala National Forest, Florida, a cicada slowly unfurls its wings and expands its body after emerging from its exoskeleton. Photograph By Nicholas Conzone All periodical cicadas in a given year ...