Archaeology
What Preserved This Pregnant Egyptian Mummy's Fetus for Millennia?
The combined effects of decomposition and embalming basically "pickled" the fetus, sealing it in its mother's womb
Two Sphinxes Depicting King Tut's Grandfather Discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists are restoring the huge stone statues found half-submerged in water at the burial site of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III
An Immersive Celebration of Ramses II Transports Visitors to Ancient Egypt
Historic artifacts meet 21st-century technology in a blockbuster touring exhibition centered on the 19th-Dynasty pharaoh
The Most Anticipated Museum Openings of 2022
Scheduled to open this year are new institutions dedicated to African American history, electronic music and Nordic art
Ancient Toilet Unearthed in Jerusalem Shows Elite Were Plagued by Intestinal Worms
Mineralized feces chock-full of parasitic eggs indicate that it wasn’t the lower classes alone who suffered from certain infectious diseases
Ancient People May Have Sipped Beer Through These 5,500-Year-Old Drinking Straws
Eight gold and silver tubes might be the oldest known drinking straws, according to a new study from the Russian Academy of Sciences
First-Ever Archaeological Project Studies How Astronauts Adapt to Their Environments
Researchers on Earth, partnering with those on the International Space Station, are taking a novel approach to understanding the ways humans live in space
Metal Detectorist Discovers One of England's Earliest Gold Coins in a Farm Field
The 13th-century gold penny found in southwestern Britain could sell for half a million at auction
This Ancient Wild Ass Was the Earliest Known Animal Hybrid Bred by Humans
Called a kunga, the donkey-like creature may have been considered a status symbol about 4,500 years ago
Ancient Roman Trading Settlement Unearthed 80 Miles From London
Researchers discover a Roman road, coins, jewelry and evidence of makeup at a dig site near a railway project
A Long-Overlooked Necropolis in Naples Reveals the Enduring Influence of Ancient Greece
The Ipogeo dei Cristallini's well-preserved tombs will open to the public as soon as summer 2022
Archaeologists Discover—and Start to Decode—Rare Medieval Runes
One of the newly unearthed objects, an inscribed bone, is the first of its kind found in Oslo in decades
Researchers Are Using X-Rays to Solve the Mystery Behind Sicily's Child Mummies
The bodies were preserved and put on display at the Catacombs of Palermo between 1787 and 1880, and have yet to be identified
East Africa's Oldest Modern Human Fossil Is Way Older Than Previously Thought
Analysis of ash from a massive volcanic eruption places the famed Omo I fossil 36,000 years back in time
Archaeologists Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Stone Board Game in Oman
The board resembled other artifacts that point toward a game similar to backgammon
Hungry Badger Digs Up a Trove of Roman Coins in Spain
Discovered near the animal’s den, the cache contains more than 200 coins from at least 1,600 years ago
The Horned Helmets Falsely Attributed to Vikings Are Actually Nearly 3,000 Years Old
The helmets’ similarities to art from southern Europe shows how goods and ideas traveled during the Nordic Bronze Age
Sutton Hoo's Treasures Were Likely Crafted at This 1,400-Year-Old Workshop
Archaeologists found evidence of metalworking near the famed English burial ground
Construction in Rome Reveals Well-Preserved, 2,000-Year-Old Dog Statue
Researchers also uncovered three stone tombs, an urn and the remains of a young man
First Human Skeleton From Bronze Age Tsunami Discovered in Turkey
Archaeologists find remains of a young man and dog left behind by a natural disaster some 3,600 years ago in the Mediterranean
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